Ellison · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ellison in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 30 freedmen

30 freedmen named Ellison registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Caldwell County (21), Fayette County (2) and Gonzales County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1835.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ellisons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ellison registered, on the 1870 county map
30
Freedmen
8
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1835
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Ellisons registered

Texas counties where the Ellisons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County2170%
Fayette County27%
Gonzales County27%
Austin County13%
Bastrop County13%
Brazos County13%
Houston County13%
Nueces County13%

Where the Ellisons were born

Birthplaces the Ellisons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1252%
Alabama417%
Tennessee313%
Georgia29%
North Carolina29%

When the Ellisons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ellisons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1
1850s
5
1860s
23

Variations of Ellison

Every Ellison in the register

The Ellisons in the register, 1 to 30 of 30
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Amos EllisonCaldwell CountyGeorgia1866
Andrew EllisonNueces CountyMississippi1854
Andy EllisonCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Andy EllisonFayette CountyMississippi1850
Ben EllisonCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Charles EllisonCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Chester EllisonCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Ely EllisonCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Ephraim EllisonCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Green EllisonCaldwell County
Henry EllisonBastrop CountyGeorgia1865
Henry EllisonCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Henry EllisonGonzales County1843
Henry EllisonHouston CountyMississippi1851
Ivory EllisonCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
James EllisonCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866
Jordan EllisonCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Mack EllisonBrazos County1852
Milton EllisonCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Mitchel EllisonAustin CountyAlabama1835
Richard EllisonFayette CountyNorth Carolina1860
Robert EllisonCaldwell County
Robert EllisonCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Robert EllisonGonzales County1850
Sam EllisonCaldwell County
Sidney EllisonCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Terrel EllisonCaldwell County
Terrell EllisonCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Wade EllisonCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Washington EllisonCaldwell CountyMississippi1866

Ellison genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ellison in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Caldwell County holds 21 of the 30, Fayette 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 look under Ellis as well.

Where did the Ellisons in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (12), Alabama (4) and Tennessee (3) 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 Ellison?

Caldwell County (21), Fayette County (2), Gonzales County (2). In all, 30 registered across 8 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 Ellison appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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