Tate · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tate in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Tate registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2), Van Zandt County (2) and Austin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Virginia and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tates registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tate registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
5
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Tates registered

Texas counties where the Tates registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County229%
Van Zandt County229%
Austin County114%
Houston County114%
Hunt County114%

Where the Tates were born

Birthplaces the Tates reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama343%
Virginia229%
Georgia114%
Texas114%

When the Tates reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tates
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
3
1860s
2

Every Tate in the register

The Tates in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edward TateHouston CountyAlabama1855
George W. TateHunt CountyTexas1847
Green TateAustin CountyGeorgia1845
Jack TateFayette CountyAlabama1852
John TateVan Zandt CountyVirginia1862
Matt TateVan Zandt CountyVirginia1864
William TateFayette CountyAlabama1850

Tate genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tate in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 2 of the 7, Van Zandt County 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 Tates in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3), Virginia (2) and Georgia (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Tate?

Fayette County (2), Van Zandt County (2), Austin County (1). In all, 7 registered across 5 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 Tate appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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