Willet · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Willet in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Willet registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Guadalupe County (1) and Refugio County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Willets registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Willet registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Willets registered

Texas counties where the Willets registered
CountyFreedmen%
Guadalupe County150%
Refugio County150%

Where the Willets were born

Birthplaces the Willets reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Texas150%

When the Willets reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Willets
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Willet in the register

The Willets in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Emmanuel WilletRefugio CountyAlabama1842
Reuben WilletGuadalupe CountyTexas1866

Willet genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Willet in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Guadalupe County holds 1 of the 2, Refugio 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Willets in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Texas (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 Willet?

Guadalupe County (1), Refugio County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Willet appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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