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James in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 102 freedmen

102 freedmen named James registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (12), Cherokee County (11) and Harrison County (11). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Tennessee and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1830.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Jameses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named James registered, on the 1870 county map
102
Freedmen
35
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1830
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Jameses registered

Texas counties where the Jameses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County1212%
Cherokee County1111%
Harrison County1111%
Fort Bend County77%
Fayette County55%
Galveston County55%
Bastrop County44%
Anderson County33%
Bexar County33%
Bowie County33%
Calhoun County33%
Colorado County33%
Matagorda County33%
Walker County33%
Austin County22%
Brazos County22%
Davis County22%
Henderson County22%
Washington County22%
Caldwell County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Comal County1under 1%
Freestone County1under 1%
Grayson County1under 1%
Guadalupe County1under 1%
Hopkins County1under 1%
Karnes County1under 1%
Lamar County1under 1%
Leon County1under 1%
Liberty County1under 1%
McLennan County1under 1%
Nueces County1under 1%
Victoria County1under 1%
Wharton County1under 1%
Williamson County1under 1%

Where the Jameses were born

Birthplaces the Jameses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1317%
Tennessee1013%
Texas1013%
Alabama810%
Mississippi810%
North Carolina810%
Louisiana79%
South Carolina68%
Georgia45%
Arkansas23%
Maryland23%

When the Jameses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Jameses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
7
1840s
17
1850s
34
1860s
42

Every James in the register

The Jameses in the register, 1 to 50 of 102
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abner JamesVictoria County1866
Albert JamesCalhoun County1866
Albert JamesFort Bend County1852
Alfred JamesColorado CountyMississippi1863
Alfred JamesGalveston County1851
Alvis JamesBrazoria CountyMississippi1842
Anderson JamesHarrison CountyTexas1846
Arthur JamesComal CountyNorth Carolina1834
Asey JamesFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Ben JamesBexar CountyNorth Carolina1863
Charles JamesBrazoria CountyMississippi1847
Charles JamesCherokee CountyMaryland1866
Charles JamesFayette CountySouth Carolina1851
Cherry JamesWashington County1860
Daniel JamesFayette CountyTennessee1840
David JamesColorado CountyTennessee1854
David JamesFayette County
Dickinson JamesCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Dock JamesHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1848
Ed. JamesBexar CountyVirginia1863
Edmund JamesHarrison CountySouth Carolina1858
Everett JamesBrazoria CountyTexas1851
Flury JamesWilliamson CountyTennessee
Frank JamesMcLennan County
Frederick JamesColorado CountyMaryland1859
George JamesCalhoun County1866
George JamesHarrison CountySouth Carolina1858
George JamesHarrison CountySouth Carolina1855
Green JamesCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Harrison JamesHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Hawkins JamesAustin CountyTexas1848
Hemmidal JamesAnderson CountyTennessee1853
Henry JamesBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1860
Henry JamesBowie CountyTexas1849
Henry JamesBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1855
Henry JamesBrazoria CountyTexas1837
Henry JamesCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Henry JamesFayette CountyVirginia1856
Henry JamesFort Bend County1866
Henry JamesFort Bend County1866
Henry JamesGalveston County1863
Henry JamesHenderson CountyAlabama1859
Henry JamesWalker CountyVirginia1853
Henry W. JamesHopkins CountySouth Carolina1859
Isaac JamesBastrop CountyGeorgia1834
Isom JamesHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1851
Jack JamesCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Jacob JamesCollin CountyVirginia1855
James JamesAnderson CountyVirginia1857
James JamesBexar CountyVirginia1852

James genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named James in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 12 of the 102, Cherokee County 11. 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 Jameses in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (13), Tennessee (10) and Texas (10) 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 James?

Brazoria County (12), Cherokee County (11), Harrison County (11). In all, 102 registered across 35 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 James appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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