Sittle · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sittle in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Sittle registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bee County (1), Bexar County (1) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sittles registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sittle registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Sittles registered

Texas counties where the Sittles registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bee County133%
Bexar County133%
Brazos County133%

Where the Sittles were born

Birthplaces the Sittles reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
South Carolina150%

When the Sittles reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sittles
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3

Every Sittle in the register

The Sittles in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Noah SittleBexar CountySouth Carolina1845
Robert SittleBrazos County1849
Wade SittleBee CountyMississippi1846

Sittle genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sittle in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bee County holds 1 of the 3, Bexar 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 Sittles in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1) and South Carolina (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 Sittle?

Bee County (1), Bexar County (1), Brazos County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Sittle appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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