Pate · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pate in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Pate registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bowie County (1), Brazos County (1) and Freestone County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pates registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pate registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Pates registered

Texas counties where the Pates registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bowie County133%
Brazos County133%
Freestone County133%

Where the Pates were born

Birthplaces the Pates reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Virginia150%

When the Pates reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pates
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
3

Every Pate in the register

The Pates in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Gabrael PateBrazos County1866
John M PateBowie CountyVirginia1863
Shaw PateFreestone CountyGeorgia1867

Pate genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pate in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bowie County holds 1 of the 3, Brazos County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Pates in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and Virginia (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Pate?

Bowie County (1), Brazos County (1), Freestone County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Pate appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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