Titus · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Titus in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Titus registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (2) and Freestone County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tituses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Titus registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Tituses registered

Texas counties where the Tituses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County267%
Freestone County133%

Where the Tituses were born

Birthplaces the Tituses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
South Carolina133%
Tennessee133%

When the Tituses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tituses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
1

Every Titus in the register

The Tituses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edmund TitusFreestone CountySouth Carolina1862
Eli TitusDavis CountyTennessee1852
Jesse TitusDavis CountyAlabama1853

Titus genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Titus in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 2 of the 3, Freestone 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 Tituses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), South Carolina (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 Titus?

Davis County (2), Freestone County (1). In all, 3 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 Titus appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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