Prater · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Prater in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Prater registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Praters registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Prater registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Praters registered

Texas counties where the Praters registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County3100%

Where the Praters were born

Birthplaces the Praters reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Praters reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Praters
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
0
1840s
2

Every Prater in the register

The Praters in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aleck PraterFort Bend CountyTexas1848
Richard PraterFort Bend County1827
Steve PraterFort Bend County1845

Prater genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Prater in Texas?

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

They reported 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 Prater?

Fort Bend County (3). In all, 3 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 Prater appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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