Davidson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Davidson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 30 freedmen

30 freedmen named Davidson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (5), Anderson County (3) and Falls County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Davidsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Davidson registered, on the 1870 county map
30
Freedmen
15
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Davidsons registered

Texas counties where the Davidsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County517%
Anderson County310%
Falls County310%
Fort Bend County310%
Bastrop County27%
Brazos County27%
Cooke County27%
Hopkins County27%
Leon County27%
Bexar County13%
Fayette County13%
Freestone County13%
Gonzales County13%
Tarrant County13%
Walker County13%

Where the Davidsons were born

Birthplaces the Davidsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee836%
Alabama418%
Georgia29%
North Carolina29%
Texas29%
Kentucky15%
Louisiana15%
Mississippi15%
Virginia15%

When the Davidsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Davidsons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
11
1850s
6
1860s
8

Every Davidson in the register

The Davidsons in the register, 1 to 30 of 30
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben DavidsonFayette CountyVirginia1851
Daniel DavidsonHarrison CountyTennessee1846
David DavidsonFort Bend CountyTexas1842
Elijah DavidsonFort Bend County1866
Eugene DavidsonWalker CountyLouisiana1864
Frank DavidsonGonzales County1863
Franklin DavidsonCooke CountyGeorgia1857
Gabriel DavidsonCooke CountyTennessee1852
George DavidsonFreestone CountyTennessee1867
Henry DavidsonBrazos County1837
Henry DavidsonHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Houston DavidsonLeon CountyTexas1847
Jack DavidsonBastrop CountyGeorgia1849
Jackson DavidsonFalls County
Jerry DavidsonHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Joseph DavidsonFalls County
Joshua DavidsonBrazos County1846
Laben DavidsonTarrant CountyAlabama1863
Lem DavidsonHopkins CountyTennessee1847
Louis DavidsonBastrop CountyTennessee1845
Merida DavidsonFalls County
Michael DavidsonBexar CountyNorth Carolina1865
Randall DavidsonHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Reuben DavidsonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1847
Rufus DavidsonLeon CountyMississippi1839
Samuel DavidsonHopkins CountyKentucky1863
Sidney DavidsonFort Bend County1866
William DavidsonAnderson CountyAlabama1857
William DavidsonAnderson CountyAlabama1859
Wm DavidsonAnderson CountyAlabama1859

Davidson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Davidson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 5 of the 30, Anderson County 3. 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 Davidsons in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (8), Alabama (4) and Georgia (2) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 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 Davidson?

Harrison County (5), Anderson County (3), Falls County (3). In all, 30 registered across 15 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 Davidson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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