Prewitt · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Prewitt in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Prewitt registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Prewitts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Prewitt registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Prewitts registered

Texas counties where the Prewitts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County150%
Walker County150%

Where the Prewitts were born

Birthplaces the Prewitts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Tennessee150%

When the Prewitts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Prewitts
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Prewitt in the register

The Prewitts in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edmon PrewittWalker CountyAlabama1853
Joseph PrewittFreestone CountyTennessee1858

Prewitt genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Prewitt in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 1 of the 2, Walker 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 Prewitts in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Tennessee (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 Prewitt?

Freestone County (1), Walker County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Prewitt appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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