Douglass · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Douglass in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 27 freedmen

27 freedmen named Douglass registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (6), Grayson County (6) and Harrison County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Georgia and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Douglasses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Douglass registered, on the 1870 county map
27
Freedmen
10
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Douglasses registered

Texas counties where the Douglasses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County622%
Grayson County622%
Harrison County415%
Fort Bend County311%
Wharton County311%
Caldwell County14%
DeWitt County14%
Fannin County14%
Hunt County14%
Wood County14%

Where the Douglasses were born

Birthplaces the Douglasses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee533%
Georgia213%
Kentucky213%
South Carolina213%
Virginia213%
Alabama17%
Mississippi17%

When the Douglasses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Douglasses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
12
1860s
12

Variations of Douglass

Every Douglass in the register

The Douglasses in the register, 1 to 27 of 27
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew DouglassHarrison CountyGeorgia1851
C. DouglassBurleson County1856
Dabner DouglassGrayson CountyVirginia1859
E. DouglassBurleson County1860
Fred DouglassWharton County1866
George DouglassBurleson County1847
George DouglassWood CountyMississippi1860
Guilford DouglassFort Bend County1840
Henry DouglassFort Bend County1859
Henry DouglassHarrison CountyVirginia1846
Isam DouglassBurleson County1854
J. DouglassBurleson County1857
Jake DouglassWharton County1866
Jno. DouglassBurleson County1864
Jordan DouglassFannin CountyTennessee1864
Joseph DouglassGrayson CountyTennessee1859
Louis DouglassCaldwell CountySouth Carolina1866
Nelson DouglassGrayson CountyKentucky1861
Norris DouglassWharton County1866
Paul DouglassHarrison CountyGeorgia1851
Richard DouglassHarrison CountyAlabama1851
Robt DouglassGrayson CountyTennessee1858
Samuel DouglassGrayson CountyTennessee1858
Samuel DouglassHunt CountySouth Carolina1864
Stanford DouglassDeWitt CountyKentucky1867
Webb DouglassGrayson CountyTennessee1858
William DouglassFort Bend County1866

Douglass genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Douglass in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 6 of the 27, Grayson County 6. 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 Douglas as well.

Where did the Douglasses in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (5), Georgia (2) and Kentucky (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 Douglass?

Burleson County (6), Grayson County (6), Harrison County (4). In all, 27 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 Douglass appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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