Patent · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Patent in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Patent registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Sabine County and reported Texas as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Patents registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Patent registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Patents registered

Texas counties where the Patents registered
CountyFreedmen%
Sabine County1100%

Where the Patents were born

Birthplaces the Patents reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Patents reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Patents
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Patent in the register

The Patents in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John PatentSabine CountyTexas1847

Patent genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Patent in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Sabine County holds 1 of the 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 Patents in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (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 Patent?

Sabine County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Patent appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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