Wyat · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wyat in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Wyat registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bell County (1) and Leon County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wyats registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wyat registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Wyats registered

Texas counties where the Wyats registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bell County150%
Leon County150%

Where the Wyats were born

Birthplaces the Wyats reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Wyats reached Texas

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

Variations of Wyat

Every Wyat in the register

The Wyats in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry WyatBell County1861
William WyatLeon CountyAlabama1848

Wyat genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wyat in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bell County holds 1 of the 2, Leon 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 Wyatt as well.

Where did the Wyats in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Wyat?

Bell County (1), Leon 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 Wyat appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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