Prichett · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Prichett in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Prichett registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fannin County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Prichetts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Prichett registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Prichetts registered

Texas counties where the Prichetts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fannin County150%
Harrison County150%

Where the Prichetts were born

Birthplaces the Prichetts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
Virginia150%

When the Prichetts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Prichetts
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Prichett in the register

The Prichetts in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George PrichettHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Hezekiah PrichettFannin CountyVirginia1857

Prichett genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Prichett in Texas?

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

They reported Mississippi (1) and 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 Prichett?

Fannin County (1), Harrison 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 Prichett appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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