Gordon · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gordon in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 42 freedmen

42 freedmen named Gordon registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (6), Galveston County (5) and Wharton County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, South Carolina and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gordons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gordon registered, on the 1870 county map
42
Freedmen
19
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Gordons registered

Texas counties where the Gordons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County614%
Galveston County512%
Wharton County512%
Austin County410%
Freestone County410%
Fort Bend County37%
Cherokee County25%
McLennan County25%
Bastrop County12%
Brazos County12%
Calhoun County12%
Falls County12%
Fayette County12%
Grayson County12%
Harrison County12%
Jackson County12%
Leon County12%
Sabine County12%
Wood County12%

Where the Gordons were born

Birthplaces the Gordons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama626%
South Carolina313%
Texas313%
Virginia313%
Georgia29%
North Carolina29%
Florida14%
Louisiana14%
Maryland14%
Tennessee14%

When the Gordons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gordons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
6
1850s
16
1860s
17

Every Gordon in the register

The Gordons in the register, 1 to 42 of 42
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Amos GordonWharton County1866
Andrew GordonBrazoria CountyVirginia1841
Andrew GordonFort Bend County1866
Anthony GordonBrazoria CountyGeorgia1855
Anthony GordonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1855
Bartley GordonHarrison CountyTexas1848
Bohmian GordonCalhoun County1866
Bram GordonAustin CountySouth Carolina1859
Cesar GordonWharton County1866
Charles GordonGalveston County1866
Churchfield GordonGalveston County1837
Clayborn GordonBrazos County1848
David GordonMcLennan County1866
Ed GordonWharton County1866
Green GordonCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Harrison GordonGalveston County1849
Harry GordonBastrop CountyGeorgia1852
Henry GordonFort Bend County1844
Hugh GordonGalveston County1861
Isaac GordonFreestone CountyFlorida1852
Isaiah GordonGrayson CountyMaryland1856
Jack GordonLeon CountyAlabama1852
James GordonFreestone CountyVirginia1858
January GordonFalls County
Jerry GordonFort Bend County1866
Jerry GordonMcLennan County1866
Jerry GordonWood CountyTennessee1859
Joe GordonFayette CountyAlabama1839
John GordonGalveston County1854
Miles GordonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1856
More GordonWharton County1866
Murphy GordonAustin CountyAlabama1851
Richard GordonSabine CountyVirginia1855
Robert GordonBrazoria CountyTexas1846
Sammuel GordonAustin CountyAlabama1852
Samuel GordonCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Solomon GordonJackson County1866
Starling GordonWharton County1866
Thomas GordonAustin CountyLouisiana1862
William GordonBrazoria CountyTexas1837
William GordonFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1859
William GordonFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1859

Gordon genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gordon in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 6 of the 42, Galveston County 5. 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 Gordons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (6), South Carolina (3) and Texas (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 Gordon?

Brazoria County (6), Galveston County (5), Wharton County (5). In all, 42 registered across 19 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 Gordon appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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