Huston · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Huston in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Huston registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (1), Leon County (1) and Tarrant County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Louisiana and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hustons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Huston registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hustons registered

Texas counties where the Hustons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County133%
Leon County133%
Tarrant County133%

Where the Hustons were born

Birthplaces the Hustons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia133%
Louisiana133%
Tennessee133%

When the Hustons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hustons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Huston in the register

The Hustons in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jesse HustonTarrant CountyTennessee1863
John HustonDavis CountyGeorgia1857
Watson HustonLeon CountyLouisiana

Huston genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Huston in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 1 of the 3, Leon County 1. 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 Hustons in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1), Louisiana (1) and Tennessee (1) 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 Huston?

Davis County (1), Leon County (1), Tarrant County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Huston appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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