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Jones in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 488 freedmen

488 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
488
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%
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%
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
208

Every Jones in the register

The Joneses in the register, 301 to 350 of 488
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
London JonesHarrison CountyVirginia1857
Louis JonesCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Louis JonesMatagorda CountyVirginia1853
Louis JonesMatagorda CountyTexas1857
Lucas JonesBastrop CountyTexas1851
Madison JonesTrinity CountyAlabama1866
Mae JonesMcLennan County
Maj C JonesGonzales County1854
Major JonesFayette CountyVirginia1861
Manuel JonesAnderson CountyVirginia1852
Manuel JonesBastrop CountyTennessee1851
Manuel JonesWalker CountyNorth Carolina
Manuel JonesWharton County1866
Marcus JonesBosque County1867
Marcus JonesFannin CountyAlabama1856
Martin JonesMcLennan County1866
Massena JonesMatagorda CountyAlabama1850
Miles JonesAustin CountyVirginia1863
Miles JonesBrazos County1849
Monroe JonesFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Moses JonesBrazos County1859
Moses JonesCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866
Moses JonesCherokee CountyMississippi1866
Moses JonesColorado CountyGeorgia1851
Moses JonesColorado CountyNorth Carolina1865
Moses JonesComanche CountyTennessee1864
Moses JonesComanche CountyTennessee1864
Moses JonesJackson County1857
Nash JonesCalhoun County1866
Ned JonesSan Augustine CountyNorth Carolina1866
Ned JonesWood CountyGeorgia1852
Nelson JonesFayette CountyTennessee1854
Nelson JonesFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
Nelson JonesHouston CountyAlabama1853
Nelson JonesWalker CountySouth Carolina
Nicholas JonesColorado CountyVirginia1840
Nimrod JonesColorado CountyVirginia1857
Ocalw JonesBastrop CountyAfrica1851
Oman JonesBrazos County1862
Orange JonesMcLennan County1866
Oscor JonesFort Bend CountyTexas1852
Owen JonesFalls County
Pane JonesWalker CountyVirginia
Paul JonesBrazos County1864
Paul JonesHarrison CountyLouisiana1852
Perry JonesGonzales County1841
Perry JonesWharton County1866
Peter JonesAustin CountyNorth Carolina1851
Peter JonesBastrop CountyKentucky1844
Peter JonesBastrop CountySouth Carolina1857

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 488, 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, 488 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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