Isaac · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Isaac in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 13 freedmen

13 freedmen named Isaac registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Newton County (4), Fayette County (2) and Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Isaacs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Isaac registered, on the 1870 county map
13
Freedmen
8
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Isaacs registered

Texas counties where the Isaacs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Newton County431%
Fayette County215%
Harrison County215%
Austin County18%
DeWitt County18%
Freestone County18%
Madison County18%
McLennan County18%

Where the Isaacs were born

Birthplaces the Isaacs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi436%
Alabama327%
Georgia218%
Louisiana19%
Tennessee19%

When the Isaacs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Isaacs
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4
1850s
5
1860s
4

Every Isaac in the register

The Isaacs in the register, 1 to 13 of 13
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anthony IsaacAustin CountyGeorgia1866
Eli IsaacMadison CountyLouisiana1859
John IsaacNewton CountyMississippi1852
Joseph IsaacFayette CountyTennessee1841
Malakish IsaacFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Nathaniel IsaacNewton CountyMississippi1858
Sandy IsaacHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Simon IsaacNewton CountyMississippi1854
Solomon IsaacHarrison CountyAlabama1846
William IsaacDeWitt County1846
William IsaacFayette CountyGeorgia1860
William IsaacMcLennan County1867
Willis IsaacNewton CountyMississippi1854

Isaac genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Isaac in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Newton County holds 4 of the 13, Fayette County 2. 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 Isaacs in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (4), Alabama (3) and Georgia (2) 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 Isaac?

Newton County (4), Fayette County (2), Harrison County (2). In all, 13 registered across 8 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 Isaac appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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