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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, 301 to 350 of 521
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jesse JacksonFort Bend CountyAlabama1847
Jesse JacksonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Jessee JacksonFalls County
Jim JacksonBurleson County1854
Jim JacksonDeWitt County1858
Jo JacksonBowie CountyTennessee1855
John JacksonAustin CountySouth Carolina1823
John JacksonAustin CountyVirginia1855
John JacksonAustin CountyAlabama1845
John JacksonAustin CountyAlabama1847
John JacksonAustin CountyMississippi1846
John JacksonBastrop CountyAlabama1850
John JacksonBastrop CountyAlabama1859
John JacksonBowie CountyAlabama1853
John JacksonBowie CountyTennessee1855
John JacksonBowie CountyTexas1853
John JacksonBrazoria CountyMissouri1864
John JacksonBrazoria CountyTexas1845
John JacksonCherokee CountyMississippi1866
John JacksonColorado CountyVirginia1860
John JacksonColorado CountyVirginia1846
John JacksonDavis CountyAlabama1847
John JacksonDeWitt County1857
John JacksonFalls County
John JacksonFort Bend County1857
John JacksonFreestone CountyTennessee1867
John JacksonGalveston CountyVirginia1866
John JacksonGonzales County1836
John JacksonGonzales County1851
John JacksonGuadalupe CountyAlabama1866
John JacksonGuadalupe CountyArkansas1866
John JacksonGuadalupe CountyGeorgia1866
John JacksonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1859
John JacksonHarrison CountyVirginia1846
John JacksonHarrison CountyVirginia1862
John JacksonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1859
John JacksonHidalgo CountyAlabama1857
John JacksonHopkins CountyTennessee1850
John JacksonHouston CountyAlabama1853
John JacksonJackson County1860
John JacksonLeon CountySouth Carolina1848
John JacksonLeon CountyGeorgia1864
John JacksonNueces CountyTexas1834
John JacksonWharton County1866
John JacksonWilson CountyGeorgia1853
John Andrew JacksonDavis CountyGeorgia1867
John H. JacksonLeon CountyAlabama1859
John R JacksonFort Bend CountyGeorgia1866
John W. JacksonLeon CountyGeorgia1857
Johnson JacksonBastrop CountyKentucky1850

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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