Jenison · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Jenison in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Jenison registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (6). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Jenisons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Jenison registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Jenisons registered

Texas counties where the Jenisons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County6100%

Where the Jenisons were born

Birthplaces the Jenisons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama467%
Georgia117%
Tennessee117%

When the Jenisons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Jenisons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
6

Every Jenison in the register

The Jenisons in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham JenisonAnderson CountyGeorgia1857
Bill JenisonAnderson CountyAlabama1856
Dennis JenisonAnderson CountyAlabama1857
George JenisonAnderson CountyTennessee1855
Henry JenisonAnderson CountyAlabama1853
Henry JenisonAnderson CountyAlabama1857

Jenison genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Jenison in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 6 of the 6. 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 Jenisons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (4), Georgia (1) and Tennessee (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 Jenison?

Anderson County (6). In all, 6 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 Jenison appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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