Dickson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dickson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 16 freedmen

16 freedmen named Dickson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (3), Brazos County (2) and Cherokee County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dicksons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dickson registered, on the 1870 county map
16
Freedmen
10
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Dicksons registered

Texas counties where the Dicksons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County319%
Brazos County213%
Cherokee County213%
Hays County213%
Leon County213%
Colorado County16%
Davis County16%
Fort Bend County16%
Hopkins County16%
Jefferson County16%

Where the Dicksons were born

Birthplaces the Dicksons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana325%
Mississippi217%
Tennessee217%
Virginia217%
Georgia18%
North Carolina18%
South Carolina18%

When the Dicksons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dicksons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
4
1860s
11

Every Dickson in the register

The Dicksons in the register, 1 to 16 of 16
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron DicksonHays CountyLouisiana1866
Alfred DicksonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1863
Charles DicksonLeon CountyMississippi1863
Dock DicksonJefferson County1842
Henry DicksonColorado CountyVirginia1857
Henry DicksonFort Bend County1857
Hiram DicksonLeon CountyMississippi1863
Humphry DicksonBrazos County1852
Isaiah DicksonBrazoria CountyLouisiana1861
James DicksonBrazos County1860
Joseph DicksonCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Joseph DicksonHopkins CountyNorth Carolina1864
Samuel DicksonCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Thornton DicksonBrazoria CountyGeorgia1860
Tilman DicksonDavis CountyVirginia1852
Wyiot DicksonHays CountyLouisiana1866

Dickson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dickson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 3 of the 16, Brazos County 2. 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 Dicksons in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (3), Mississippi (2) and Tennessee (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 Dickson?

Brazoria County (3), Brazos County (2), Cherokee County (2). In all, 16 registered across 10 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 Dickson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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