Pratt · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pratt in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Pratt registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Bastrop County (1), Brazoria County (1) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pratts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pratt registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
7
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Pratts registered

Texas counties where the Pratts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County114%
Brazoria County114%
Brazos County114%
DeWitt County114%
Hopkins County114%
Lampasas County114%
Tarrant County114%

Where the Pratts were born

Birthplaces the Pratts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee240%
Alabama120%
Mississippi120%
Virginia120%

When the Pratts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pratts
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
4
1860s
3

Every Pratt in the register

The Pratts in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles PrattBastrop CountyTennessee1855
David PrattHopkins CountyAlabama1864
Elijah PrattBrazoria CountyMississippi1850
John PrattBrazos County1867
John PrattTarrant CountyTennessee1859
Noah PrattLampasas CountyVirginia1866
Tom PrattDeWitt County1857

Pratt genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pratt in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 7, Brazoria 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 Pratts in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (2), Alabama (1) and Mississippi (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 Pratt?

Bastrop County (1), Brazoria County (1), Brazos County (1). In all, 7 registered across 7 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 Pratt appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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