Jacob · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Jacob in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Jacob registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1), Caldwell County (1) and Cherokee County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Jacobs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Jacob registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Jacobs registered

Texas counties where the Jacobs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County133%
Caldwell County133%
Cherokee County133%

Where the Jacobs were born

Birthplaces the Jacobs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Tennessee133%
Virginia133%

When the Jacobs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Jacobs
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
0
1840s
0
1850s
0
1860s
2

Variations of Jacob

Every Jacob in the register

The Jacobs in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry JacobCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Solomon JacobCaldwell CountyVirginia1866
Wade JacobBastrop CountyAlabama1827

Jacob genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Jacob in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 3, Caldwell County 1. 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 look under Jacobs as well.

Where did the Jacobs in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Tennessee (1) and Virginia (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Jacob?

Bastrop County (1), Caldwell County (1), Cherokee County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Jacob appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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