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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, 351 to 400 of 521
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jordan JacksonAnderson CountyAlabama1855
Jordan JacksonHarrison CountyGeorgia1853
Joseph JacksonCaldwell CountyMissouri1866
Joseph JacksonFort Bend County1859
Joseph JacksonHill CountyLouisiana1866
Joseph JacksonWalker CountyGeorgia
Joshua JacksonBrazoria CountyMississippi1864
Joshua JacksonDallas CountyGeorgia1864
July JacksonAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1859
July JacksonNewton CountyMississippi1854
Junius JacksonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1853
King JacksonWood CountyGeorgia1855
Koth JacksonFayette CountyTexas
Lee JacksonWilson CountyKentucky1864
Levi JacksonHopkins CountyGeorgia1853
Lewis JacksonAnderson CountyGeorgia1856
Lewis JacksonBastrop CountyVirginia1865
Liar JacksonCollin CountyKentucky1857
London JacksonAustin CountyNorth Carolina1847
Louis JacksonAustin CountyVirginia1853
Louis JacksonBastrop CountyTennessee1844
Louis JacksonBastrop CountyTexas1847
Luke JacksonHarrison CountyGeorgia1852
Lynus JacksonDeWitt County1852
Mack JacksonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Madison JacksonBastrop CountyLouisiana1845
Madison JacksonBastrop CountyVirginia1863
Madison JacksonLimestone County1851
Major JacksonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1864
Major JacksonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1853
Manuel JacksonGalveston County1861
Manuel JacksonJefferson County1864
Martin JacksonHidalgo CountyAlabama1857
Martin JacksonJackson County1845
Middleton JacksonHarrison CountyGeorgia1858
Miles JacksonAustin CountyAlabama1839
Monro JacksonBexar CountyGeorgia1864
Monroe JacksonFort Bend County1859
Monroe JacksonGuadalupe CountyTexas
Mose JacksonDallas CountyKentucky1856
Moses JacksonBrazoria CountyTexas1842
Moses JacksonHarrison CountyVirginia1858
Nelson JacksonCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Nelson JacksonMcLennan County1866
Nemphews JacksonBexar CountyAlabama1859
Nett JacksonColorado CountyAlabama1842
Oliver JacksonBexar CountyTennessee1857
Oliver JacksonFalls County
Oran JacksonGalveston County1852
Peter JacksonBexar CountyKentucky1864

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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