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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, 401 to 450 of 521
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Peter JacksonDavis CountyAlabama1852
Peter JacksonFayette CountySouth Carolina1864
Peter JacksonFayette CountyArkansas1852
Peter JacksonWharton County1866
Peter JacksonWharton County1866
Philip JacksonFalls County
Polk JacksonAnderson CountyGeorgia1857
Prince JacksonFalls County
Prince JacksonFort Bend CountyAlabama1856
Prince JacksonWharton County1866
Rance JacksonHays CountyKentucky1866
Randal JacksonBastrop CountyMississippi1858
Randall JacksonDenton CountyTennessee1852
Ranson JacksonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1852
Richard JacksonAnderson CountyAlabama1865
Richard JacksonAustin CountyAlabama1854
Richard JacksonBrazoria CountyVirginia1862
Richard JacksonBrazos County1851
Richard JacksonCollin CountyKentucky1855
Richard JacksonColorado CountyNorth Carolina1835
Richard JacksonSan Augustine CountyMississippi1866
Richard JacksonMadison CountyAlabama1840
Richmond JacksonFayette CountyTexas1843
Richmond JacksonHarrison CountyMississippi1862
Riley JacksonDavis CountyAlabama1864
Robert JacksonAnderson CountyVirginia1864
Robert JacksonBrazoria CountyGeorgia1859
Robert JacksonBrazos County1854
Robert JacksonMcLennan County1866
Robert JacksonOrange CountyGeorgia
Royal JacksonColorado CountyTexas1843
Ruben JacksonBastrop CountyGeorgia1851
Rufus JacksonMadison CountyAlabama1856
Rust JacksonWharton County1866
Rylun JacksonGalveston County1863
S. JacksonJackson County1857
Sam JacksonFort Bend County1866
Sam JacksonGonzales County1838
Sam JacksonHouston CountyVirginia1859
Sam JacksonWalker CountyAlabama1853
Sam jacksonWharton County1866
Sam JacksonWharton County1866
Sammuel JacksonAustin CountyAlabama1849
Sammuel JacksonBrazoria CountyTexas1845
Samuel JacksonFalls County
Samuel JacksonGalveston County1866
Samuel JacksonHarrison CountyTennessee1852
Samuel JacksonHarrison CountyGeorgia1846
Samuel JacksonMedina CountyTexas1843
Samuel JacksonWalker CountyAlabama1849

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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