Hudson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hudson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 22 freedmen

22 freedmen named Hudson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (4), Grayson County (3) and Fayette County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Virginia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hudsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hudson registered, on the 1870 county map
22
Freedmen
14
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hudsons registered

Where the Hudsons were born

Birthplaces the Hudsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia317%
Virginia317%
Alabama211%
Mississippi211%
Tennessee211%
Texas211%
Kentucky16%
Louisiana16%
New York16%
South Carolina16%

When the Hudsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hudsons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
10
1860s
8

Every Hudson in the register

The Hudsons in the register, 1 to 22 of 22
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alex HudsonFayette CountyTennessee1854
Allen HudsonHouston County
Calvin HudsonSan Augustine CountyTexas
Ceasar HudsonFayette CountyTennessee1854
Edward HudsonTarrant CountyKentucky1867
Eli HudsonHarrison CountyAlabama1850
Federick HudsonHarrison CountyGeorgia1850
Gillam HudsonHarrison CountyGeorgia1850
James HudsonSan Saba County
James HudsonWalker CountyTexas
John HudsonHarrison CountyGeorgia1847
Joseph HudsonGrayson CountyMississippi1860
Lee HudsonGrayson CountyAlabama1859
Lewis HudsonGalveston County1851
Patrick HudsonFort Bend County1850
Peter HudsonTarrant CountyLouisiana1864
Qually HudsonSan Augustine CountyVirginia1866
Samuel HudsonColorado CountyVirginia1855
Shepard HudsonGrayson CountyMississippi1860
Wade HudsonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1859
William HudsonLeon CountyVirginia1864
York HudsonBastrop CountyNew York1847

Hudson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hudson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 4 of the 22, Grayson County 3. 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 Hudsons in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (3), Virginia (3) and Alabama (2) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 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 Hudson?

Harrison County (4), Grayson County (3), Fayette County (2). In all, 22 registered across 14 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 Hudson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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