Jack County, Texas · 1867 voter registration
Jack County, Texas: freedmen, slavery and the 1867 voter registration
Slavery in Jack County
In 1860 the census counted 50 enslaved people in Jack County, 5% of everyone living there. Seven years later 4 freedmen registered to vote there, 2% of the county's voters. Most were born in Missouri and Tennessee, and 2 reported reaching Texas before 1865.
- 50
- Enslaved in 1860
- 5%
- Of the county in 1860
- 165
- Registered voters
- 4
- Freedmen
- 2%
- Freedmen
- Missouri
- Largest birthplace
- 15 years
- Median time in Texas
- 4
- Register pages
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When they arrived in Texas
Decade each registrant reported arriving in Texas, as recorded in Jack County.
| Decade | Registrants |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1850s | 0 |
| 1860s | 1 |
Surnames of freedmen in Jack County
Jack County genealogy: search the register by name
The first 2 names in the Jack County register, alphabetically. Each opens a search for that name.
| Name | Birthplace | Arrived | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell, Jack | Tennessee | 1849 | 19 |
| Wallace, Lewis | Missouri | 1860 |
Sources and county history
Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The 1860 population figures come from Population of the United States in 1860, printed by the Census Office in 1864. Jack County's entries fill 4 pages of the handwritten register.
Jack County was formed out of Cooke County by 1860.
Questions about the Jack County records
How do I find African American ancestors in Jack County, Texas?
Search the Jack County records by surname, then open the entry to read the original handwritten register page. Each entry gives the man's name, his birthplace and the year he reached Texas. Spellings vary, so try the sound of a name as well as its spelling, and names appear in the order men came to register, so a family can sit pages apart.
How many freedmen registered to vote in Jack County in 1867?
4 freedmen registered in Jack County between 1867 and 1870, 2% of the county's 165 registered voters.
Where were Jack County's freedmen born?
Missouri (1) and Tennessee (1) were the birthplaces reported most often.
Was slavery widespread in Jack County, Texas?
In 1860 the census counted 50 enslaved people in Jack County, 5% of everyone living there. In 1867, 2% of Jack County's registered voters were freedmen, 4 of 165. 2 of them reported reaching Texas before 1865.
Keep looking
Counties that share a boundary history with Jack County: Cooke County.
For African American genealogy beyond Jack County, browse the register by birthplace, search it by name or follow the migration map.
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