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Jackson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 521 freedmen

521 freedmen named Jackson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (43), Austin County (32) and Fort Bend County (32). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Virginia and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1812.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Jacksons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Jackson registered, on the 1870 county map
521
Freedmen
58
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1812
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Jacksons registered

Texas counties where the Jacksons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County438%
Austin County326%
Fort Bend County326%
Brazoria County285%
Wharton County275%
Anderson County234%
Bastrop County234%
Freestone County204%
Falls County194%
Colorado County183%
Galveston County163%
Fayette County153%
Burleson County143%
Davis County143%
Gonzales County143%
Brazos County132%
Bowie County122%
Leon County122%
Bexar County112%
Walker County112%
DeWitt County102%
McLennan County102%
Guadalupe County92%
Caldwell County82%
Collin County71%
Dallas County61%
Jackson County61%
Madison County61%
Hidalgo County5under 1%
Houston County4under 1%
Calhoun County3under 1%
Chambers County3under 1%
Cherokee County3under 1%
Hays County3under 1%
Hopkins County3under 1%
Hunt County3under 1%
Limestone County3under 1%
Nueces County3under 1%
Wilson County3under 1%
Cooke County2under 1%
Grayson County2under 1%
Hill County2under 1%
Jefferson County2under 1%
Medina County2under 1%
Newton County2under 1%
San Augustine County2under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Denton County1under 1%
Goliad County1under 1%
Karnes County1under 1%
Matagorda County1under 1%
Orange County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
Shelby County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%
Tyler County1under 1%
Van Zandt County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Jacksons were born

Birthplaces the Jacksons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama7120%
Virginia5315%
Georgia4513%
Texas3410%
North Carolina288%
Mississippi226%
Kentucky216%
South Carolina206%
Tennessee195%
Louisiana134%
Arkansas113%
Missouri93%
Maryland51%
Florida2under 1%
District of Columbia1under 1%

When the Jacksons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Jacksons
DecadeFreedmen
1810s
2
1820s
3
1830s
14
1840s
95
1850s
184
1860s
203

Every Jackson in the register

The Jacksons in the register, 1 to 50 of 521
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A. JacksonBurleson County1858
A. JacksonBurleson County1854
A. JacksonColorado CountyMississippi1862
Aaron JacksonBrazoria CountyVirginia1862
Aaron JacksonDeWitt County1832
Abram JacksonHarrison CountyArkansas1857
Adam JacksonBastrop CountyGeorgia1851
Adam JacksonBexar CountyGeorgia1855
Adam JacksonGuadalupe County
Adam JacksonWharton County1866
Aeford JacksonCollin CountyOklahoma1860
Albert JacksonFort Bend County1861
Albert JacksonFreestone CountyMississippi1867
Albert JacksonHouston CountyMississippi1847
Albert JacksonWharton County1866
Alex JacksonChambers CountyTexas1848
Alex JacksonDallas CountyTennessee1855
Alexander JacksonAnderson CountyVirginia1855
Alexander JacksonAustin CountySouth Carolina1835
Alexander JacksonAustin CountyGeorgia1861
Alexander JacksonBexar CountyAlabama1853
Alexander JacksonCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866
Alexander JacksonFort Bend County1853
Alexander JacksonHarrison CountyGeorgia1852
Alexander JacksonWalker CountyKentucky1863
Alford JacksonAnderson CountyTennessee1855
Alfred JacksonFayette CountyKentucky1853
Alfred JacksonFort Bend County1854
Alfred JacksonHarrison CountyTennessee1849
Alfred JacksonWharton County1866
Alic JacksonGonzales County1861
Alick JacksonWharton County1866
Allen JacksonAustin CountyAlabama1845
Allen JacksonLeon CountyGeorgia1862
Allen JacksonLeon CountyLouisiana
Allen JacksonMadison CountyLouisiana1863
Allen JacksonNueces CountySouth Carolina
Anderson JacksonHarrison CountyGeorgia1851
Anderson JacksonHunt CountyGeorgia1859
Anderson JacksonWalker CountyTexas
Andrew JacksonAnderson CountySouth Carolina1851
Andrew JacksonAustin CountyAlabama1866
Andrew JacksonBastrop CountyMissouri1849
Andrew JacksonBexar CountyNorth Carolina1867
Andrew JacksonBrazoria CountyLouisiana1845
Andrew JacksonBrazoria CountyMississippi1847
Andrew JacksonBrazoria CountyVirginia1846
Andrew JacksonBrazos County1863
Andrew JacksonBrazos County1860
Andrew JacksonBrazos County1862

Jackson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Jackson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 43 of the 521, Austin County 32. 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 Jacksons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (71), Virginia (53) and Georgia (45) as their birthplaces most often, and 34 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 Jackson?

Harrison County (43), Austin County (32), Fort Bend County (32). In all, 521 registered across 58 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 Jackson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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