Watt · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Watt in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Watt registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Watts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Watt registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Watts registered

Texas counties where the Watts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2100%

Where the Watts were born

Birthplaces the Watts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
Tennessee150%

When the Watts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Watts
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Variations of Watt

Every Watt in the register

The Watts in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Grayson WattHarrison CountyLouisiana1852
Moses WattHarrison CountyTennessee1847

Watt genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Watt in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison 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 look under Watts as well.

Where did the Watts in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (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 Watt?

Harrison 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 Watt appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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