Pendleton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pendleton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Pendleton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1), Fort Bend County (1) and Hill County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pendletons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pendleton registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Pendletons registered

Texas counties where the Pendletons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County133%
Fort Bend County133%
Hill County133%

Where the Pendletons were born

Birthplaces the Pendletons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee150%
Virginia150%

When the Pendletons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pendletons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3

Every Pendleton in the register

The Pendletons in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John PendletonAustin CountyVirginia1859
Phil W. PendletonFort Bend County1859
Washington PendletonHill CountyTennessee1857

Pendleton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pendleton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 3, Fort Bend County 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 Pendletons in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (1) and 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 Pendleton?

Austin County (1), Fort Bend County (1), Hill County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Pendleton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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