Gibson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gibson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 49 freedmen

49 freedmen named Gibson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Fort Bend County (6), Harrison County (6) and Freestone County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Louisiana and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gibsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gibson registered, on the 1870 county map
49
Freedmen
23
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Gibsons registered

Texas counties where the Gibsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County612%
Harrison County612%
Freestone County510%
Jackson County510%
Wharton County36%
Anderson County24%
Colorado County24%
Fayette County24%
Galveston County24%
Hill County24%
Matagorda County24%
Austin County12%
Bastrop County12%
Brazoria County12%
Burnet County12%
Cameron County12%
Chambers County12%
DeWitt County12%
Falls County12%
Hardin County12%
Leon County12%
McLennan County12%
Wilson County12%

Where the Gibsons were born

Birthplaces the Gibsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia516%
Louisiana413%
Virginia413%
Kentucky310%
Mississippi310%
Missouri310%
North Carolina310%
Maryland26%
South Carolina26%
Tennessee13%
Texas13%

When the Gibsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gibsons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
6
1850s
23
1860s
19

Every Gibson in the register

The Gibsons in the register, 1 to 49 of 49
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram GibsonFort Bend County1856
Alexander GibsonMatagorda CountyMississippi1848
Anderson GibsonAnderson CountyGeorgia1851
Andrew GibsonJackson County1859
Benjamin GibsonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1850
Calvin GibsonMcLennan County1866
Charles GibsonCameron CountyLouisiana1864
Charles GibsonJackson County1857
Daniel GibsonFalls County
Daniel GibsonMatagorda CountyMaryland1841
Dennis GibsonHardin CountyLouisiana1864
Doctor GibsonWharton County1866
Edward GibsonColorado CountySouth Carolina1858
Edward GibsonLeon CountyVirginia1859
Edward GibsonWharton County1866
F GibsonHill CountyKentucky1850
Frank GibsonFort Bend County1852
Gabriel GibsonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1846
George GibsonHarrison CountyMississippi1862
Hal GibsonFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
Hartwell GibsonDeWitt County1863
Henry GibsonBastrop CountyGeorgia1854
Henry GibsonFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
Henry GibsonFreestone CountyVirginia1854
Howard GibsonFort Bend County1862
Jack GibsonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
James H GibsonGalveston County1863
Jefferson GibsonWilson CountyKentucky1864
Jim GibsonWharton County1866
Job GibsonColorado CountyMaryland1856
Joe GibsonFort Bend County1866
John GibsonJackson County1865
Killory GibsonAnderson CountyKentucky1853
Laurence GibsonFreestone CountyGeorgia1856
Leurs GibsonJackson County1859
Loyd GibsonFayette CountyLouisiana1840
M GibsonFort Bend CountyMississippi1852
Mark GibsonFort Bend County1854
Martin GibsonAustin CountyVirginia1852
Mingo GibsonBurnet CountyTennessee1866
Moses GibsonFreestone CountyMissouri1857
Peter GibsonChambers CountyTexas1845
Pleasant GibsonFayette CountyMissouri1861
Richard GibsonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1864
Robert GibsonHarrison CountyLouisiana1858
Smith GibsonHill CountyVirginia1857
Solomon GibsonJackson County1859
William GibsonHarrison CountyMissouri1866
Wm GibsonGalveston County1855

Gibson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gibson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 6 of the 49, Harrison 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 Gibsons in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (5), Louisiana (4) and Virginia (4) 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 Gibson?

Fort Bend County (6), Harrison County (6), Freestone County (5). In all, 49 registered across 23 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 Gibson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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