Jason · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Jason in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Jason registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Wharton County, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Jasons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Jason registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Jasons registered

Texas counties where the Jasons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wharton County1100%

When the Jasons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Jasons
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Jason in the register

The Jasons in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Turner JasonWharton County1866

Jason genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Jason in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wharton County holds 1 of the 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Jason?

Wharton County (1). In all, 1 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 Jason appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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