Pits · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pits in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Pits registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Comal County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pitses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pits registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Pitses registered

Texas counties where the Pitses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Comal County1100%

Where the Pitses were born

Birthplaces the Pitses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Pitses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pitses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Variations of Pits

Every Pits in the register

The Pitses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Bonet PitsComal CountyVirginia1855

Pits genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pits in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Comal 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 look under Pitts as well.

Where did the Pitses 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 Pits?

Comal 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 Pits appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

Texas genealogy: keep looking

All surnamesAll countiesBrowse by birthplaceSearch Pits by first name