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Jones in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 486 freedmen

486 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
486
Freedmen
62
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 County225%
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%
Matagorda County82%
Bexar County71%
Grayson County71%
Lamar County71%
Wood County71%
Caldwell County61%
Falls County61%
Leon County61%
DeWitt County51%
Hopkins County51%
Victoria County51%
Calhoun County4under 1%
Henderson County4under 1%
Comal County3under 1%
Cooke County3under 1%
Guadalupe County3under 1%
Houston County3under 1%
Jackson 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%
Newton County1under 1%
Refugio County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%
Trinity County1under 1%

Where the Joneses were born

Birthplaces the Joneses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia7222%
Alabama4814%
Georgia3811%
North Carolina3611%
Tennessee3611%
Texas299%
Louisiana165%
Mississippi144%
South Carolina144%
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
81
1850s
171
1860s
206

Every Jones in the register

The Joneses in the register, 201 to 250 of 486
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isaac JonesBowie CountyTennessee1854
Isaac JonesCherokee CountyMississippi1866
Isaac JonesGalveston County1864
Isaac JonesHill CountyTennessee1862
Isaac JonesHill CountyTennessee1861
Isaac JonesLamar CountyVirginia1859
Isaiah JonesMatagorda CountyAlabama1850
Isham JonesLamar CountyAlabama1856
J. JonesBurleson County1841
J. JonesBurleson County1847
Jack JonesBrazos County1849
Jack JonesBurleson County1857
Jack JonesHarrison CountyTexas1846
Jack JonesSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Jack JonesWharton County1866
Jackson JonesBastrop CountyTexas1843
Jackson JonesBexar CountyTennessee1863
Jackson JonesFalls County
Jackson JonesFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Jackson JonesHardin CountyAlabama1860
Jacob JonesGonzales County1857
Jacob JonesMcLennan County1867
Jacob JonesWalker CountyTennessee1860
Jaman JonesFort Bend County1863
James JonesAustin CountyNorth Carolina1859
James JonesBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1855
James JonesBastrop CountyTennessee1859
James JonesBexar CountyVirginia1863
James JonesBrazoria CountyVirginia1861
James JonesGalveston County1852
James JonesGrayson CountyVirginia1860
James JonesHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1862
James JonesHenderson CountyVirginia1866
James H. JonesWilliamson CountyTennessee1866
Jas. JonesBurleson County1846
Jasper JonesBastrop CountyVirginia1855
Jasper JonesFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
Jeff JonesBastrop CountyTexas1848
Jefferson JonesCooke CountyNorth Carolina1858
Jefferson JonesGalveston County1859
Jeremiah JonesGonzales County1849
Jerry JonesAnderson CountyTennessee1856
Jerry JonesBurleson County1857
Jerry JonesCherokee CountyMississippi1866
Jerry JonesDeWitt County1860
Jerry JonesGalveston County1862
Jerry JonesGalveston County1847
Jerry JonesGalveston County1842
Jerry JonesGonzales County1839
Jesse W. JonesJackson County1857

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 486, 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 (38) as their birthplaces most often, and 29 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, 486 registered across 62 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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