Dickens · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dickens in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Dickens registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (2) and Brazoria County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1836.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dickenses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dickens registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1836
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Dickenses registered

Texas counties where the Dickenses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County267%
Brazoria County133%

Where the Dickenses were born

Birthplaces the Dickenses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana267%
North Carolina133%

When the Dickenses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dickenses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
0
1860s
2

Variations of Dickens

Every Dickens in the register

The Dickenses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Brasil DickensFreestone CountyLouisiana1862
Henry DickensFreestone CountyLouisiana1867
London DickensBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1836

Dickens genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dickens in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 2 of the 3, 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 look under Dickenson as well.

Where did the Dickenses in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (2) and North Carolina (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 Dickens?

Freestone County (2), Brazoria County (1). In all, 3 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 Dickens appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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