Blackwell · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Blackwell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 25 freedmen

25 freedmen named Blackwell registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Davis County (6), Fayette County (4) and DeWitt County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Tennessee and Arkansas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Blackwells registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Blackwell registered, on the 1870 county map
25
Freedmen
14
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Blackwells registered

Texas counties where the Blackwells registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County624%
Fayette County416%
DeWitt County28%
Gonzales County28%
McLennan County28%
Brazoria County14%
Falls County14%
Harrison County14%
Hays County14%
Jack County14%
Jackson County14%
Van Zandt County14%
Walker County14%
Young County14%

Where the Blackwells were born

Birthplaces the Blackwells reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia638%
Tennessee425%
Arkansas213%
Alabama16%
Mississippi16%
North Carolina16%
South Carolina16%

When the Blackwells reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Blackwells
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
14
1860s
7

Every Blackwell in the register

The Blackwells in the register, 1 to 25 of 25
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Allen BlackwellDavis CountyVirginia1852
B. BlackwellDavis CountySouth Carolina1852
E. BlackwellDavis CountyArkansas1852
George BlackwellBrazoria CountyVirginia1850
George BlackwellFayette CountyVirginia1853
Henry BlackwellDavis CountyAlabama1854
Henry BlackwellFayette CountyVirginia1852
Henry BlackwellWalker CountyVirginia1863
Jack BlackwellDavis CountyArkansas1852
Jack BlackwellJack CountyTennessee1849
Jack BlackwellVan Zandt County1857
Jack BlackwellYoung CountyTennessee
Jacob BlackwellMcLennan County
Jim BlackwellDeWitt County1861
Jordon BlackwellMcLennan County1866
Joseph BlackwellHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1850
Logan BlackwellFayette CountyVirginia1851
Michae BlackwellJackson County1857
Moses BlackwellDavis CountyTennessee1861
Munch BlackwellGonzales County1853
Prince BlackwellDeWitt County1863
Roderick BlackwellFalls County
Rufus BlackwellGonzales County1857
Washington BlackwellFayette CountyTennessee1846
William BlackwellHays CountyMississippi1866

Blackwell genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Blackwell in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 6 of the 25, Fayette County 4. 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 Blackwells in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (6), Tennessee (4) and Arkansas (2) 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 Blackwell?

Davis County (6), Fayette County (4), DeWitt County (2). In all, 25 registered across 14 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 Blackwell appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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