Dodson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dodson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 14 freedmen

14 freedmen named Dodson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Fayette County (3), Bexar County (2) and Fort Bend County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Arkansas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dodsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dodson registered, on the 1870 county map
14
Freedmen
9
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Dodsons registered

Texas counties where the Dodsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County321%
Bexar County214%
Fort Bend County214%
Harrison County214%
Austin County17%
Brazoria County17%
Leon County17%
Parker County17%
Walker County17%

Where the Dodsons were born

Birthplaces the Dodsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia431%
Alabama323%
Arkansas18%
Georgia18%
Louisiana18%
South Carolina18%
Tennessee18%
Texas18%

When the Dodsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dodsons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
4
1860s
7

Every Dodson in the register

The Dodsons in the register, 1 to 14 of 14
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam DodsonAustin CountyLouisiana1864
Amos DodsonBexar CountyVirginia1864
Booker DodsonHarrison CountyAlabama1857
Charles DodsonParker CountyAlabama1853
Davy DodsonFort Bend County1861
Delaware DodsonFayette CountyTennessee1859
Frank DodsonWalker CountyAlabama1863
Henry DodsonLeon CountyArkansas1849
Jack DodsonFayette CountyGeorgia1858
John DodsonBrazoria CountyVirginia1863
Robert DodsonBexar CountyVirginia1865
Samuel DodsonHarrison CountyTexas1846
Tom DodsonFayette CountySouth Carolina1841
Tom DodsonFort Bend CountyVirginia1866

Dodson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dodson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 3 of the 14, Bexar 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 Dodsons in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (4), Alabama (3) and Arkansas (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 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 Dodson?

Fayette County (3), Bexar County (2), Fort Bend County (2). In all, 14 registered across 9 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 Dodson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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