Pettit · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pettit in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Pettit registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (4). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pettits registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pettit registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
1
Counties
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Pettits registered

Texas counties where the Pettits registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County4100%

When the Pettits reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pettits
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
2

Variations of Pettit

Every Pettit in the register

The Pettits in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert PettitGonzales County1849
Bird PettitGonzales County1851
Crocket PettitGonzales County1848
Emmet PettitGonzales County1851

Pettit genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pettit in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 4 of the 4. 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 look under Pettis as well.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Pettit?

Gonzales County (4). In all, 4 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 Pettit appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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