Whiten · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Whiten in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Whiten registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Whitens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Whiten registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Whitens registered

Texas counties where the Whitens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County2100%

Where the Whitens were born

Birthplaces the Whitens reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Virginia150%

When the Whitens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Whitens
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Variations of Whiten

Every Whiten in the register

The Whitens in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John WhitenDavis CountyVirginia1857
Sandy WhitenDavis CountyGeorgia1857

Whiten genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Whiten in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis 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 White as well.

Where did the Whitens in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and Virginia (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 Whiten?

Davis 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 Whiten appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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