Pickett · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pickett in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Pickett registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1), Fort Bend County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Kentucky and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Picketts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pickett registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
5
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Picketts registered

Texas counties where the Picketts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County120%
Fort Bend County120%
Harrison County120%
Houston County120%
Lampasas County120%

Where the Picketts were born

Birthplaces the Picketts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama125%
Kentucky125%
Louisiana125%
South Carolina125%

When the Picketts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Picketts
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
3

Every Pickett in the register

The Picketts in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham PickettLampasas CountySouth Carolina1866
Charles PickettBastrop CountyLouisiana1853
George PickettHarrison CountyKentucky1858
George PickettHouston CountyAlabama1860
Jim PickettFort Bend County1863

Pickett genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pickett in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 5, 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 Picketts in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Kentucky (1) and Louisiana (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 Pickett?

Bastrop County (1), Fort Bend County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 5 registered across 5 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 Pickett appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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