Patrick · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Patrick in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Patrick registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Houston County (2), Walker County (2) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Virginia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Patricks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Patrick registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
6
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Patricks registered

Texas counties where the Patricks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Houston County225%
Walker County225%
Brazos County113%
Dallas County113%
Grayson County113%
Leon County113%

Where the Patricks were born

Birthplaces the Patricks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama233%
Virginia233%
Tennessee117%
Texas117%

When the Patricks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Patricks
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
3

Every Patrick in the register

The Patricks in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles L. PatrickHouston CountyTexas
Daniel PatrickBrazos County1862
Joseph PatrickWalker CountyAlabama
Olmsted PatrickLeon CountyVirginia
Pompy PatrickGrayson CountyVirginia1857
Samuel PatrickWalker CountyAlabama1855
Urm. L. PatrickDallas CountyTennessee1861
William PatrickHouston County

Patrick genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Patrick in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Houston County holds 2 of the 8, Walker County 2. 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 Patricks in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), Virginia (2) and Tennessee (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Patrick?

Houston County (2), Walker County (2), Brazos County (1). In all, 8 registered across 6 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 Patrick appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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