Jimmison · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Jimmison in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Jimmison registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Jimmisons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Jimmison registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Jimmisons registered

Texas counties where the Jimmisons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Jimmisons were born

Birthplaces the Jimmisons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Jimmisons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Jimmisons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Jimmison in the register

The Jimmisons in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles JimmisonAustin CountyTennessee1852

Jimmison genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Jimmison 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 Jimmisons in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Jimmison?

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

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