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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, 101 to 121 of 121
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Sandy AlexanderLeon CountyAlabama1862
Silas AlexanderDallas CountyNorth Carolina1867
Simon AlexanderFreestone CountyAlabama1854
Smith AlexanderHouston County
Solomon AlexanderChambers CountyLouisiana1847
Syrus AlexanderGrayson CountyMissouri1860
Thadies AlexanderWharton County1866
Thomas AlexanderDeWitt County1863
Thomas AlexanderGalveston County1852
Thomas AlexanderHarrison CountyMissouri1863
Thornton AlexanderCaldwell CountyVirginia1866
Thortnon AlexanderCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Tom AlexanderFort Bend County1857
Volley AlexanderHarrison CountySouth Carolina1853
W. F. AlexanderCherokee CountyMississippi
Westley AlexanderFreestone CountyFlorida1849
William AlexanderGalveston County1866
William AlexanderSan Augustine CountyNorth Carolina1866
William AlexanderTarrant CountyAlabama1855
Wilson AlexanderHopkins CountyTennessee1852
Wyatt AlexanderWood CountyMississippi1864

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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