Jamson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Jamson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Jamson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Jamsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Jamson registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Jamsons registered

Texas counties where the Jamsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County3100%

Where the Jamsons were born

Birthplaces the Jamsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina133%
Tennessee133%
Virginia133%

When the Jamsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Jamsons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3

Every Jamson in the register

The Jamsons in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George JamsonFayette CountyTennessee1854
Ned JamsonFayette CountyVirginia1853
Peter JamsonFayette CountyNorth Carolina1854

Jamson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Jamson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Jamsons in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (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 Jamson?

Fayette County (3). In all, 3 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Jamson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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