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Jefferson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 86 freedmen

86 freedmen named Jefferson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Fayette County (9), Harrison County (9) and Brazos County (7). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Jeffersons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Jefferson registered, on the 1870 county map
86
Freedmen
28
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Jeffersons registered

Texas counties where the Jeffersons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County910%
Harrison County910%
Brazos County78%
Fort Bend County78%
Freestone County78%
Falls County56%
Anderson County45%
Brazoria County45%
Walker County45%
Bexar County33%
Colorado County33%
Wharton County33%
Austin County22%
Bastrop County22%
Davis County22%
Guadalupe County22%
McLennan County22%
Bowie County11%
Burleson County11%
Coryell County11%
DeWitt County11%
Galveston County11%
Jefferson County11%
Leon County11%
Maverick County11%
San Augustine County11%
Wise County11%
Wood County11%

Where the Jeffersons were born

Birthplaces the Jeffersons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1221%
Alabama1018%
Mississippi712%
Georgia611%
Tennessee611%
North Carolina59%
Texas47%
Louisiana35%
Kentucky24%
Maryland12%
Missouri12%

When the Jeffersons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Jeffersons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
15
1850s
27
1860s
37

Every Jefferson in the register

The Jeffersons in the register, 51 to 86 of 86
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Sam JeffersonFayette CountyVirginia1850
Samuel JeffersonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1855
Shepherd JeffersonFayette CountyVirginia1852
Sim JeffersonBurleson County1853
Stephen JeffersonFayette CountyMississippi1840
Thomas JeffersonAustin CountyMississippi1849
Thomas JeffersonBastrop CountyVirginia1854
Thomas JeffersonBexar CountyKentucky1854
Thomas JeffersonBexar CountyMississippi1862
Thomas JeffersonBowie CountyTennessee1849
Thomas JeffersonBrazoria CountyLouisiana1837
Thomas JeffersonBrazoria CountyMaryland1851
Thomas JeffersonBrazoria CountyVirginia1845
Thomas JeffersonBrazos County1855
Thomas JeffersonColorado CountyNorth Carolina1849
Thomas JeffersonCoryell County1866
Thomas JeffersonDavis CountyGeorgia1867
Thomas JeffersonFayette CountyMissouri1859
Thomas JeffersonFort Bend County1864
Thomas JeffersonFreestone CountyAlabama1855
Thomas JeffersonGalveston County1843
Thomas JeffersonGuadalupe CountyAlabama
Thomas JeffersonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1862
Thomas JeffersonHarrison CountyTennessee1860
Thomas JeffersonJefferson County1843
Thomas JeffersonLeon CountyGeorgia1857
Thomas JeffersonWalker CountyTexas1845
Thomas JeffersonWalker CountyLouisiana1856
Thomas JeffersonWood CountyVirginia1864
Thomas R. JeffersonFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
Tobe JeffersonFort Bend County1866
Washington JeffersonBastrop CountyKentucky1863
William JeffersonAnderson CountyGeorgia1866
William JeffersonFalls County
William JeffersonFort Bend County1867
William JeffersonWise CountyMississippi1860

Jefferson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Jefferson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 9 of the 86, Harrison County 9. 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 Jeffersons in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (12), Alabama (10) and Mississippi (7) as their birthplaces most often, and 4 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 Jefferson?

Fayette County (9), Harrison County (9), Brazos County (7). In all, 86 registered across 28 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 Jefferson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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