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Franklin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 70 freedmen

70 freedmen named Franklin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (7), Brazos County (6) and Austin County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Georgia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1829.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Franklins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Franklin registered, on the 1870 county map
70
Freedmen
31
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1829
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Franklins registered

Texas counties where the Franklins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County710%
Brazos County69%
Austin County57%
Fayette County46%
Brazoria County34%
Cherokee County34%
Fort Bend County34%
Goliad County34%
Gonzales County34%
McLennan County34%
Bastrop County23%
Bexar County23%
Collin County23%
Galveston County23%
Grayson County23%
Hill County23%
Hunt County23%
Van Zandt County23%
Walker County23%
Bowie County11%
Burleson County11%
Colorado County11%
Comal County11%
Dallas County11%
Freestone County11%
Hays County11%
Hopkins County11%
Jefferson County11%
Madison County11%
Sabine County11%
Wood County11%

Where the Franklins were born

Birthplaces the Franklins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1021%
Georgia715%
Mississippi613%
Tennessee510%
Arkansas48%
North Carolina48%
Alabama36%
South Carolina36%
Texas36%
Kentucky12%
Maryland12%
Missouri12%

When the Franklins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Franklins
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
4
1840s
12
1850s
22
1860s
30

Every Franklin in the register

The Franklins in the register, 51 to 70 of 70
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
john FranklinCherokee CountyVirginia1866
John FranklinBrazoria CountyMaryland1851
John FranklinHopkins CountyGeorgia1848
Joshua FranklinBastrop CountyGeorgia1860
Lewis FranklinGonzales County1841
Mat. FranklinBrazos County1848
Mike FranklinWood CountyMississippi1860
Moses FranklinGoliad County1850
Nelson FranklinAustin CountyNorth Carolina1858
Nick FranklinFort Bend County1865
Phil FranklinFort Bend County1829
Robert FranklinBrazos County1861
Tho. FranklinCollin CountyArkansas1851
Thomas FranklinHarrison CountyGeorgia1859
Wesley FranklinAustin CountyGeorgia1861
William FranklinGrayson CountyTennessee1862
William FranklinHarrison CountySouth Carolina1863
Wilson FranklinBrazos County1863
Wilson FranklinFayette CountyMississippi1848
Winn FranklinAustin CountyMississippi1854

Franklin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Franklin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 7 of the 70, Brazos 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Franklins in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (10), Georgia (7) and Mississippi (6) as their birthplaces most often, and 3 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 Franklin?

Harrison County (7), Brazos County (6), Austin County (5). In all, 70 registered across 31 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 Franklin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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