Jesse · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Jesse in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Jesse registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Jesses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Jesse registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Jesses registered

Texas counties where the Jesses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Jesses were born

Birthplaces the Jesses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Jesses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Jesses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Jesse in the register

The Jesses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry JesseAustin CountyAlabama1841

Jesse genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Jesse in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin 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.

Where did the Jesses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Jesse?

Austin 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 Jesse appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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