Dickenson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dickenson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Dickenson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Atascosa County (1), Brazos County (1) and Cherokee County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Louisiana and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dickensons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dickenson registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
5
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Dickensons registered

Texas counties where the Dickensons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Atascosa County120%
Brazos County120%
Cherokee County120%
Fort Bend County120%
Madison County120%

Where the Dickensons were born

Birthplaces the Dickensons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Louisiana133%
South Carolina133%

When the Dickensons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dickensons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
4

Variations of Dickenson

Every Dickenson in the register

The Dickensons in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry DickensonAtascosa CountyAlabama1865
Henry DickensonBrazos County1848
Isack DickensonMadison CountyLouisiana1861
Lewis DickensonFort Bend County1863
Robbert DickensonCherokee CountySouth Carolina1866

Dickenson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dickenson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Atascosa County holds 1 of the 5, Brazos 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 Dickerson and Dickinson as well.

Where did the Dickensons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Louisiana (1) and South 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 Dickenson?

Atascosa County (1), Brazos County (1), Cherokee County (1). In all, 5 registered across 5 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 Dickenson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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