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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, 101 to 150 of 521
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Arther JacksonWharton County1866
Bailey JacksonWharton County1866
Baker JacksonBrazoria CountyFlorida1860
Barnett JacksonHarrison CountyVirginia1852
Bazil JacksonColorado CountyMaryland1857
Ben JacksonCollin CountyMississippi1865
Ben JacksonColorado CountyAlabama1859
Ben JacksonDavis CountyAlabama1853
Ben JacksonFayette CountyAlabama1861
Ben JacksonFort Bend County1866
Ben JacksonFort Bend County1866
Ben JacksonGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
Ben JacksonTarrant CountyMissouri1860
Ben JacksonWharton County
Ben. JacksonBrazos County1865
Benjamin JacksonAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1861
Benjamin JacksonGonzales County
Benjamin JacksonHarrison CountyGeorgia1846
Benjamin JacksonHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Benjamin JacksonWalker CountySouth Carolina1852
Bennett JacksonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1853
Beverly JacksonFalls County
Biram JacksonBowie CountyAlabama1853
Bird JacksonFreestone CountyAlabama1855
Birnnell JacksonAustin CountyTexas1833
Bob JacksonLimestone County1854
Brown JacksonHidalgo CountyAlabama1857
Brynnan JacksonAnderson CountyVirginia1849
Burl JacksonWharton County1866
Burleson JacksonCaldwell CountyGeorgia1866
Burrel JacksonBastrop CountyGeorgia1851
Burrell JacksonBrazoria CountyMississippi1847
Caesar JacksonAustin CountyAlabama1845
Caleb JacksonBastrop CountyVirginia1851
Caleb JacksonFayette CountyGeorgia1852
Campbell JacksonCooke CountyTennessee1860
Cape JacksonBastrop CountyLouisiana1851
Cati JacksonFort Bend County1833
Cato JacksonFort Bend CountyVirginia1812
Ceaisar JacksonBrazoria CountyTexas1848
Charles JacksonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1840
Charles JacksonCalhoun County1866
Charles JacksonCameron CountyLouisiana1865
Charles JacksonDavis CountyGeorgia1853
Charles JacksonFreestone CountyGeorgia1866
Charles JacksonHarrison CountyArkansas1857
Charles JacksonHarrison CountyTexas1848
Charles JacksonMcLennan County1866
Charles JacksonShelby CountyVirginia1847
Cicero JacksonFreestone CountyArkansas1867

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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