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Jones in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 494 freedmen

494 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
494
Freedmen
65
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1830
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Joneses registered

Texas counties where the Joneses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County357%
Harrison County337%
Colorado County255%
Galveston County235%
Freestone County224%
Brazos County214%
Walker County214%
Gonzales County204%
McLennan County184%
Burleson County173%
Fayette County163%
Austin County143%
Brazoria County143%
Fort Bend County143%
Anderson County122%
Wharton County122%
Cherokee County112%
Davis County102%
Bowie County92%
San Augustine County92%
Lamar County82%
Matagorda County82%
Bexar County71%
Grayson County71%
Victoria County71%
Wood County71%
Caldwell County61%
Falls County61%
Leon County61%
DeWitt County51%
Hopkins County51%
Calhoun County4under 1%
Henderson County4under 1%
Comal County3under 1%
Cooke County3under 1%
Guadalupe County3under 1%
Houston County3under 1%
Jackson County3under 1%
Liberty County3under 1%
Shelby County3under 1%
Williamson 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%
Washington County2under 1%
Bosque County1under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Coryell County1under 1%
Harris County1under 1%
Jasper County1under 1%
Johnson County1under 1%
Karnes County1under 1%
Kaufman County1under 1%
Lavaca County1under 1%
Newton County1under 1%
Refugio County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%
Trinity County1under 1%
Tyler County1under 1%

Where the Joneses were born

Birthplaces the Joneses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia7221%
Alabama4814%
Georgia3912%
North Carolina3611%
Tennessee3611%
Texas319%
Louisiana175%
South Carolina154%
Mississippi144%
Kentucky134%
Arkansas62%
Maryland41%
Missouri3under 1%
Africa1under 1%
Delaware1under 1%
Florida1under 1%

When the Joneses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Joneses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
19
1840s
82
1850s
171
1860s
210

Every Jones in the register

The Joneses in the register, 151 to 200 of 494
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George JonesMcLennan County
George JonesWalker CountyVirginia1856
George C. JonesMatagorda CountyTexas1846
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
Guy JonesMatagorda CountyFlorida1860
Harrey JonesCollin CountyAlabama1866
Harris JonesBastrop CountyTexas1845
Harrison JonesBurleson County1845
Harrison JonesHarrison CountyMississippi1852
Harrison JonesLamar CountyTexas1847
Harrison JonesSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Harry JonesBrazos County1855
Harry JonesComal CountyNorth Carolina1852
Hart JonesBrazos County1849
Henderson JonesGrayson CountyAlabama1860
Henry JonesAnderson CountyLouisiana1862
Henry JonesAnderson CountyVirginia1859
Henry JonesBastrop CountyTennessee1853
Henry JonesBastrop CountyTexas1845
Henry JonesBrazoria CountyVirginia1833
Henry JonesBrazos County1864
Henry JonesBrazos County1864
Henry JonesBrazos County1848
Henry JonesCaldwell County
Henry JonesCameron CountyLouisiana1865
Henry JonesCherokee CountyKentucky1866
Henry JonesColorado CountyNorth Carolina1859
Henry JonesColorado CountyVirginia1833
Henry JonesDallas CountyKentucky1855
Henry JonesDavis CountyGeorgia1866
Henry JonesDavis CountyAlabama1857
Henry JonesFalls County
Henry JonesFort Bend County1866
Henry JonesFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Henry JonesGalveston County1844
Henry JonesGalveston County1865
Henry JonesGonzales County1847
Henry JonesHarrison CountyVirginia1851
Henry JonesHopkins CountyMaryland1860

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 494, 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 (72), Alabama (48) and Georgia (39) as their birthplaces most often, and 31 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, 494 registered across 65 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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