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Alexander in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 121 freedmen

121 freedmen named Alexander registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (12), McLennan County (8) and Austin County (6). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1831.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Alexanders registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Alexander registered, on the 1870 county map
121
Freedmen
36
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1831
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Alexanders registered

Texas counties where the Alexanders registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1210%
McLennan County87%
Austin County65%
Bastrop County54%
Bowie County54%
Cherokee County54%
Colorado County54%
Fort Bend County54%
Galveston County54%
Tarrant County54%
Wharton County54%
Anderson County43%
Freestone County43%
Walker County43%
Brazoria County32%
DeWitt County32%
Falls County32%
Grayson County32%
Hopkins County32%
Leon County32%
San Augustine County32%
Shelby County32%
Caldwell County22%
Chambers County22%
Dallas County22%
Van Zandt County22%
Wood County22%
Angelina County1under 1%
Burleson County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Davis County1under 1%
Fannin County1under 1%
Fayette County1under 1%
Houston County1under 1%
Jackson County1under 1%
Madison County1under 1%

Where the Alexanders were born

Birthplaces the Alexanders reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1719%
Alabama1517%
North Carolina1315%
Georgia1112%
Texas78%
Virginia78%
Mississippi56%
South Carolina56%
Louisiana44%
Kentucky22%
Missouri22%
Florida11%

When the Alexanders reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Alexanders
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
4
1840s
17
1850s
42
1860s
54

Every Alexander in the register

The Alexanders in the register, 1 to 50 of 121
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron AlexanderBowie CountyGeorgia1849
Aaron AlexanderColorado CountyMississippi1863
Aaron AlexanderDavis CountyNorth Carolina1844
Adam AlexanderShelby CountyAlabama1864
Albert AlexanderLeon CountyVirginia1858
Alex AlexanderWharton County1866
Alfred AlexanderBurleson County1863
Alick AlexanderMcLennan County1866
Anderson AlexanderMcLennan County1866
Andrew AlexanderHarrison CountyGeorgia1861
Anthony AlexanderHarrison CountyTennessee1847
Austin AlexanderWood CountyNorth Carolina1863
Benny AlexanderAnderson CountyTennessee1852
Bob AlexanderShelby CountyVirginia1852
Bosin AlexanderHarrison CountyGeorgia1860
Burrel AlexanderColorado CountySouth Carolina1858
Calvin AlexanderAustin CountyAlabama1858
Chad AlexanderAnderson CountyVirginia1855
Charles AlexanderAustin CountyTexas1838
Christopher AlexanderHopkins CountyGeorgia1853
Columbus AlexanderFalls County
D AlexanderTarrant CountyAlabama1852
David AlexanderBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1846
David AlexanderBowie CountyTexas1849
David AlexanderGrayson CountyTennessee1857
David AlexanderMcLennan County1867
Dee AlexanderColorado CountyTennessee1853
Dennis AlexanderBastrop CountyGeorgia1860
Emit AlexanderTarrant CountyAlabama1852
Emmett AlexanderWalker CountyAlabama1854
Frank AlexanderDeWitt County1851
Gale AlexanderCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Geo. AlexanderCollin CountyNorth Carolina1852
George AlexanderGalveston County1855
George AlexanderHarrison CountyGeorgia1855
George AlexanderHopkins CountyTennessee1864
George AlexanderJackson County1848
Gilbert AlexanderMcLennan County1866
Granville AlexanderMcLennan County1866
Gustus AlexanderWharton County1867
Hal AlexanderDeWitt County1851
Harry AlexanderCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Henry AlexanderAustin CountyLouisiana1861
Henry AlexanderFannin CountyKentucky1852
Henry AlexanderGalveston County1863
Henry AlexanderHarrison CountyMississippi1863
Isaac AlexanderBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1848
Jack AlexanderCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Jack AlexanderGrayson CountyVirginia1853
Jackson AlexanderAngelina CountyNorth Carolina1852

Alexander genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Alexander in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 12 of the 121, McLennan County 8. 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 Alexanders in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (17), Alabama (15) and North Carolina (13) as their birthplaces most often, and 7 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Alexander?

Harrison County (12), McLennan County (8), Austin County (6). In all, 121 registered across 36 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 Alexander appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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