Whitaker · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Whitaker in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Whitaker registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (1), Harrison County (1) and McLennan County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Whitakers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Whitaker registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Whitakers registered

Texas counties where the Whitakers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County133%
Harrison County133%
McLennan County133%

Where the Whitakers were born

Birthplaces the Whitakers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina150%
South Carolina150%

When the Whitakers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Whitakers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Variations of Whitaker

Every Whitaker in the register

The Whitakers in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Gile WhitakerDavis CountySouth Carolina1841
Jack WhitakerMcLennan County1866
John WhitakerHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1855

Whitaker genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Whitaker in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 1 of the 3, Harrison 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 look under Whittaker as well.

Where did the Whitakers in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (1) and South Carolina (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 Whitaker?

Davis County (1), Harrison County (1), McLennan County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Whitaker appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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