Beason · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Beason in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Beason registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Beasons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Beason registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Beasons registered

Texas counties where the Beasons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County150%
Galveston County150%

Where the Beasons were born

Birthplaces the Beasons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Beasons reached Texas

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

Every Beason in the register

The Beasons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Greene BeasonAnderson CountyTennessee1847
William BeasonGalveston County1866

Beason genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Beason in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 2, Galveston 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 Beasons in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (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 Beason?

Anderson County (1), Galveston 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 Beason appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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