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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, 101 to 150 of 453
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elias JonesHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1863
Elijah JonesHarrison CountyAlabama1854
Ellison JonesHopkins CountyNorth Carolina1861
Ellridge JonesFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Elmon JonesBowie CountyTexas1849
Emory JonesBrazos County1853
Ephraim JonesBurleson County1839
Ephriam JonesColorado CountyLouisiana1853
Floyd JonesFort Bend County1866
Fortune JonesGalveston County1866
Frank JonesBrazos County1866
Frank JonesColorado CountyLouisiana1862
Frank JonesGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
Frank JonesWalker CountyVirginia1841
Frank JonesWalker CountyVirginia1863
Franklin JonesWood CountySouth Carolina1852
Frederick JonesFort Bend County1836
Frederick JonesGalveston County1857
Frederick H. JonesHardin CountyGeorgia1854
G. JonesBurleson County1859
Gabrail JonesGalveston County1855
Gabriel JonesDeWitt County1830
Gabriel JonesLeon CountyNorth Carolina1859
George JonesAnderson CountyVirginia1857
George JonesBastrop CountyTexas1844
George JonesBrazos County1852
George JonesColorado CountyGeorgia1855
George JonesFayette CountyTexas1846
George JonesFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1851
George JonesGonzales County1854
George JonesHarrison CountyMississippi1851
George JonesHopkins CountyGeorgia1859
George JonesHouston CountyAlabama1853
George JonesMcLennan County
George JonesWalker CountyVirginia1856
George W. JonesBastrop CountyGeorgia1851
George W. JonesFayette CountyTennessee1839
Gilbert JonesColorado CountyGeorgia1854
Gilbert JonesColorado CountyTennessee1851
Gilford JonesBrazos County
Glases JonesWharton County1866
Grant JonesGonzales County1847
Granville JonesFort Bend County1843
Green JonesBrazoria CountyMississippi1851
Green JonesGonzales County1839
Greene JonesAustin CountyNorth Carolina1864
Guss JonesMcLennan County1866
Harrey JonesCollin CountyAlabama1866
Harris JonesBastrop CountyTexas1845
Harrison JonesBurleson County1845

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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