Wiatt · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wiatt in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Wiatt registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wiatts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wiatt registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Wiatts registered

Texas counties where the Wiatts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Wiatts were born

Birthplaces the Wiatts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Wiatts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wiatts
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Wiatt in the register

The Wiatts in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Allen WiattHarrison CountyVirginia1852

Wiatt genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wiatt in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison 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.

Where did the Wiatts in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Wiatt?

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

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