Patton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Patton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 12 freedmen

12 freedmen named Patton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Goliad County (2), Harrison County (2) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1829.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pattons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Patton registered, on the 1870 county map
12
Freedmen
10
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1829
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Pattons registered

Where the Pattons were born

Birthplaces the Pattons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama338%
Georgia225%
Mississippi113%
North Carolina113%
Tennessee113%

When the Pattons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pattons
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
0
1840s
3
1850s
4
1860s
4

Every Patton in the register

The Pattons in the register, 1 to 12 of 12
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred PattonGoliad County1852
Elisha PattonHouston CountyAlabama1847
George PattonFannin CountyNorth Carolina1860
Henry PattonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Henry PattonHarrison CountyGeorgia1846
Isom PattonGoliad County1852
Moses PattonBrazos County1829
Robt. PattonCollin CountyTennessee1860
Sam PattonFort Bend County1854
Solomon PattonHopkins CountyGeorgia1857
Stephan A PattonFayette CountyAlabama1866
Sumner PattonHarrison CountyMississippi1846

Patton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Patton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Goliad County holds 2 of the 12, Harrison 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 Pattons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3), Georgia (2) and Mississippi (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 Patton?

Goliad County (2), Harrison County (2), Brazos County (1). In all, 12 registered across 10 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 Patton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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