Jim · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Jim in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Jim registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1) and Freestone County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Jims registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Jim registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Jims registered

Texas counties where the Jims registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County150%
Freestone County150%

Where the Jims were born

Birthplaces the Jims reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
South Carolina150%

When the Jims reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Jims
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Jim in the register

The Jims in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
M JimBastrop CountyAlabama1847
Ned JimFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867

Jim genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Jim in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 2, Freestone County 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 Jims in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and South Carolina (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 Jim?

Bastrop County (1), Freestone County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Jim appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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