Tait · Texas · 1867 voter registration
Tait in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen
2 freedmen named Tait registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.
- 2
- Freedmen
- 1
- Counties
- Alabama
- Largest birthplace
- 1848
- Earliest arrival
- 1840s
- Fullest decade
Where the Taits registered
| County | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado County | 2 | 100% |
Where the Taits were born
| Birthplace | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | 100% |
When the Taits reached Texas
| Decade | Freedmen |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1850s | 1 |
Every Tait in the register
| Name | County | Birthplace | Reached Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Tait | Colorado County | Alabama | 1852 |
| Moses Tait | Colorado County | Alabama | 1848 |
Tait genealogy in Texas
How do I find an ancestor named Tait in Texas?
Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Taits in Texas come from?
They reported Alabama (2) 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 Tait?
Colorado County (2). In all, 2 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 Tait appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.
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