Pemto · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pemto in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Pemto registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Orange County and reported Texas as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1868.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pemtos registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pemto registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1868
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Pemtos registered

Texas counties where the Pemtos registered
CountyFreedmen%
Orange County1100%

Where the Pemtos were born

Birthplaces the Pemtos reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Pemtos reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pemtos
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Pemto in the register

The Pemtos in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A PemtoOrange CountyTexas

Pemto genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pemto in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Orange 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 Pemtos 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 Pemto?

Orange 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 Pemto appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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