Payet · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Payet in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Payet registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Payets registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Payet registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Payets registered

Texas counties where the Payets registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Payets were born

Birthplaces the Payets reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Payets reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Payets
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Payet in the register

The Payets in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Winn PayetAustin CountyVirginia1842

Payet genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Payet in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin 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 Payets in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Payet?

Austin 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 Payet appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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