Dison · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dison in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Dison registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Angelina County (1) and Austin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Disons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dison registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Disons registered

Texas counties where the Disons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Angelina County150%
Austin County150%

Where the Disons were born

Birthplaces the Disons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
South Carolina150%

When the Disons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Disons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Dison in the register

The Disons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Louis DisonAngelina CountyKentucky1846
Thompson DisonAustin CountySouth Carolina1859

Dison genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dison in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Angelina County holds 1 of the 2, Austin 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Disons in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (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 Dison?

Angelina County (1), Austin County (1). In all, 2 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 Dison appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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