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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, 251 to 300 of 521
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isaac JacksonBastrop CountyVirginia1845
Isaac JacksonFort Bend County1867
Isaac JacksonLeon CountyAlabama1852
Isaac JacksonMcLennan County1866
Isaac JacksonNewton CountyVirginia1837
Isiah JacksonFayette CountyDistrict of Columbia1863
Isom JacksonDeWitt County1852
Israel JacksonAustin CountyTexas1848
Israel JacksonBastrop CountyTexas1842
J. JacksonBurleson County1852
J. JacksonBurleson County1857
J. Robert JacksonBowie CountyTennessee1849
Jack JacksonAustin CountyAlabama1849
Jack JacksonFalls County
Jackson JacksonBrazoria CountyTexas1844
Jacob JacksonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1847
Jacob JacksonColorado CountyVirginia1866
Jacob JacksonGonzales County1828
Jacob JacksonGonzales County1861
Jae JacksonAnderson CountyVirginia1852
James JacksonAnderson CountyAlabama1849
James JacksonAustin CountyAlabama1847
James JacksonBowie CountyTexas1849
James JacksonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1840
James JacksonBrazos County1852
James JacksonBurleson County1862
James JacksonDeWitt County1842
James JacksonFalls County
James JacksonFalls County
James JacksonFayette CountyMaryland1860
James JacksonFort Bend County1867
James JacksonGalveston County1841
James JacksonGalveston County1863
James JacksonGoliad County1847
James JacksonGonzales County1857
James JacksonGonzales County1851
James JacksonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1852
James JacksonWalker CountyAlabama1854
James JacksonWharton County1866
James JacksonWharton County1866
Jeff JacksonFort Bend County1867
Jefferson JacksonAnderson CountyKentucky1849
Jefferson JacksonGonzales County1863
Jefferson JacksonLeon CountyAlabama1864
Jenny JacksonAustin CountyNorth Carolina1841
Jerry JacksonCalhoun County1866
Jerry JacksonCollin CountyKentucky1852
Jerry JacksonMcLennan County
Jesse JacksonAustin CountyNorth Carolina1847
Jesse JacksonFort Bend County1850

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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