Allison · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Allison in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Allison registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (2), Brazoria County (1) and Gonzales County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Louisiana and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Allisons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Allison registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
4
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Allisons registered

Texas counties where the Allisons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County240%
Brazoria County120%
Gonzales County120%
Harrison County120%

Where the Allisons were born

Birthplaces the Allisons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama125%
Louisiana125%
North Carolina125%
Texas125%

When the Allisons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Allisons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every Allison in the register

The Allisons in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles AllisonBrazoria CountyLouisiana1840
Daniel AllisonHarrison CountyTexas1846
Henry AllisonCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Isaac AllisonCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
John AllisonGonzales County1851

Allison genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Allison in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 2 of the 5, Brazoria 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 Allisons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Louisiana (1) and North Carolina (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 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 Allison?

Cherokee County (2), Brazoria County (1), Gonzales County (1). In all, 5 registered across 4 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 Allison appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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