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Twitter in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Twitter registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fort Bend County, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Twitters registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Twitter registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Twitters registered

Texas counties where the Twitters registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County1100%

When the Twitters reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Twitters
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Twitter in the register

The Twitters in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred TwitterFort Bend County1866

Twitter genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Twitter in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 1 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Twitter?

Fort Bend County (1). In all, 1 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 Twitter appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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