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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, 151 to 200 of 521
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Cicero JacksonMadison CountyArkansas1848
Clairborne JacksonAnderson CountyVirginia1864
Clayborn JacksonBrazos County1866
Columbus JacksonHidalgo CountyAlabama1857
Constance JacksonBurleson County1859
Constant JacksonBrazos County1859
Cornelius JacksonColorado CountyVirginia1861
Cornelius JacksonFreestone CountyArkansas1867
Cyres JacksonBrazos County1862
Cyrus JacksonVan Zandt CountyVirginia1866
Czar JacksonFalls County
D. JacksonBurleson County1853
Daniel JacksonFayette CountyMissouri1837
Daniel JacksonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Dave JacksonFort Bend County1863
David JacksonAnderson CountyVirginia1847
David JacksonAustin CountyTexas1845
David JacksonAustin CountyVirginia1849
David B. JacksonBrazoria CountyGeorgia1858
Doctor JacksonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1852
Ed JacksonColorado CountySouth Carolina1851
Eden JacksonAnderson CountyGeorgia1865
Edmund JacksonColorado CountySouth Carolina1852
Edmund JacksonFort Bend County1866
Edvin JacksonFort Bend County1845
Edwin JacksonAustin CountyAlabama1854
Elbert JacksonFalls County1857
Elias JacksonGonzales County1854
Elie JacksonHidalgo CountyAlabama1857
Elijah JacksonAustin CountyAlabama1854
Elijah JacksonMcLennan County1866
Emanuel JacksonGalveston CountyGeorgia1862
Emmanel JacksonMcLennan County1866
Emphriam JacksonFreestone CountyAlabama1854
Eustace JacksonGonzales County1853
Eustace JacksonNueces CountyMississippi1854
Flemming JacksonMcLennan County1866
Francis JacksonBrazoria CountyVirginia1860
Frank JacksonBexar CountyAlabama1863
Frank JacksonBrazos County1864
Frank JacksonDavis CountyAlabama1853
Frank JacksonFort Bend County1857
Frank JacksonJefferson County1862
Friday JacksonWharton County1866
G. JacksonBrazos County1839
G. JacksonBurleson County1863
Gabriel JacksonHarrison CountyKentucky1864
Ganes JacksonGalveston CountyLouisiana1866
Garrison JacksonWalker CountyGeorgia1845
General JacksonBexar CountyNorth Carolina1862

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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