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Jones in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 453 freedmen

453 freedmen named Jones registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Bastrop County (35), Harrison County (33) and Colorado County (25). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1830.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Joneses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Jones registered, on the 1870 county map
453
Freedmen
52
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1830
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Joneses registered

Texas counties where the Joneses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County358%
Harrison County337%
Colorado County256%
Galveston County235%
Freestone County225%
Brazos County215%
Walker County215%
Gonzales County204%
McLennan County184%
Burleson County174%
Fayette County164%
Austin County143%
Brazoria County143%
Fort Bend County143%
Anderson County123%
Wharton County123%
Cherokee County112%
Davis County102%
Bowie County92%
San Augustine County92%
Bexar County72%
Grayson County72%
Wood County72%
Caldwell County61%
Falls County61%
Leon County61%
DeWitt County51%
Hopkins County51%
Calhoun County4under 1%
Comal County3under 1%
Cooke County3under 1%
Guadalupe County3under 1%
Houston County3under 1%
Jackson County3under 1%
Shelby County3under 1%
Collin County2under 1%
Comanche County2under 1%
Dallas County2under 1%
Fannin County2under 1%
Hardin County2under 1%
Hill County2under 1%
Madison County2under 1%
Orange County2under 1%
Van Zandt County2under 1%
Bosque County1under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Coryell County1under 1%
Johnson County1under 1%
Karnes County1under 1%
Newton County1under 1%
Refugio County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%

Where the Joneses were born

Birthplaces the Joneses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia6621%
Alabama4113%
Georgia3612%
North Carolina3612%
Tennessee3311%
Texas258%
Louisiana165%
Mississippi145%
South Carolina134%
Kentucky124%
Arkansas62%
Maryland41%
Missouri3under 1%
Africa1under 1%
Delaware1under 1%

When the Joneses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Joneses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
19
1840s
78
1850s
160
1860s
188

Every Jones in the register

The Joneses in the register, 1 to 50 of 453
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron JonesLeon CountyVirginia1850
Abram JonesCaldwell CountyVirginia1866
Abram JonesFayette CountyVirginia1853
Abram JonesMcLennan County
Addison JonesFreestone CountyAlabama1852
Adolphus JonesWalker CountyGeorgia1856
Albert JonesFayette CountyTennessee1852
Alex JonesFayette CountyTexas1848
Alexander JonesGonzales County1851
Alford JonesBexar CountyMaryland1862
Alford JonesDavis CountyNorth Carolina1867
Alford JonesFort Bend CountyTexas1843
Alfred JonesAustin CountyVirginia1854
Alfred JonesBastrop CountyLouisiana1843
Alfred JonesFalls County
Alfred JonesFort Bend County1843
Alfred JonesLeon CountyNorth Carolina1849
Alfred JonesRefugio County
Allen JonesBowie CountyVirginia1849
Allen JonesComal CountyNorth Carolina1854
Allen JonesFort Bend County1849
Allen JonesLeon CountyVirginia1859
Amos JonesLeon CountyNorth Carolina1860
Ampy JonesShelby CountyVirginia1849
Anderson JonesSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Anderson JonesWalker CountySouth Carolina
Andy JonesBrazos County1850
Anthony JonesBexar CountyGeorgia1852
Anthony JonesBexar CountyKentucky1853
Anthony JonesColorado CountyGeorgia1847
Anthony JonesWalker CountyVirginia1855
Asbury JonesGalveston County1846
Austin JonesBrazos County1847
Bavely JonesGalveston County1852
Bellford JonesMcLennan County1867
Ben JonesGalveston County1845
Benj JonesMcLennan County1866
Benjamin JonesBrazos County1864
Benjamin JonesWalker CountyDelaware
Benjamin JonesWood CountyGeorgia1860
Beverly JonesFayette CountyVirginia1853
Blemond JonesCalhoun County1866
Bob JonesBrazos County1866
Bolin JonesFayette CountyVirginia1864
Boss JonesTarrant CountyTennessee1861
Briteman JonesBowie CountyGeorgia1867
Burl JonesBurleson County1862
Burrell JonesColorado CountyVirginia1841
Burten JonesWharton County1866
Calvin JonesMadison CountyNorth Carolina1839

Jones genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Jones in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 35 of the 453, Harrison County 33. 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 Joneses in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (66), Alabama (41) and Georgia (36) as their birthplaces most often, and 25 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 Jones?

Bastrop County (35), Harrison County (33), Colorado County (25). In all, 453 registered across 52 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 Jones appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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