Pottillo · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pottillo in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Pottillo registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hood County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and Texas.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pottillos registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pottillo registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace

Where the Pottillos registered

Texas counties where the Pottillos registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hood County2100%

Where the Pottillos were born

Birthplaces the Pottillos reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina150%
Texas150%

Every Pottillo in the register

The Pottillos in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
J PottilloHood CountyTexas
L PottilloHood CountyNorth Carolina

Pottillo genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pottillo in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hood County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Pottillos in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (1) and 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 Pottillo?

Hood County (2). In all, 2 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 Pottillo appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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