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Jones in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 454 freedmen

454 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
454
Freedmen
53
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%
Jasper 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%
Georgia3712%
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, 351 to 400 of 454
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Robert JonesFalls County
Robert JonesFort Bend County1839
Robert JonesFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Robert JonesHarrison CountyVirginia1860
Robert JonesHouston CountyAlabama1853
Roland JonesGonzales County1852
Rollin JonesBrazos County1861
Rowling JonesCherokee CountyArkansas1866
Rufus JonesCherokee CountyAlabama1866
S. JonesGrayson CountyGeorgia1865
Sake JonesBrazoria CountyGeorgia1849
Sam JonesAnderson CountyLouisiana1857
Sam JonesGonzales County1852
Sammel JonesBastrop CountyAlabama1861
Sampson JonesBastrop CountyVirginia1855
Samuel JonesColorado CountyTexas1843
Samuel JonesCooke CountyNorth Carolina1858
Samuel JonesGrayson CountySouth Carolina1858
Samuel JonesHarrison CountyMississippi1854
Samuel JonesHarrison CountyKentucky1846
Scott JonesAustin CountyVirginia1858
Ser JonesAnderson CountyAlabama1863
Shedrick JonesShelby CountyVirginia1849
Shephard JonesFort Bend County1837
Sheppard JonesWood CountyGeorgia1852
Sigborn JonesMcLennan County1866
Silas JonesColorado CountyGeorgia1860
Simon JonesAnderson CountySouth Carolina1854
Simon JonesDavis CountyTennessee1862
Simon JonesFreestone CountyVirginia1860
Simon JonesOrange CountyTexas
Smith JonesFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Snowden JonesGrayson CountySouth Carolina1860
Solomon JonesBexar CountyVirginia1851
Solomon JonesFayette CountyNorth Carolina1853
Solomon JonesGonzales County1852
Solomon JonesGonzales County1851
Solomon JonesHarrison CountyLouisiana1864
Solomon JonesWalker CountyTexas1846
Solomon JonesWalker CountyAlabama1844
Squire JonesDavis CountyKentucky1853
Squire JonesGalveston County1863
Squire JonesWharton County1866
Starlin JonesHopkins CountyGeorgia1859
Stephen JonesAustin CountyLouisiana1861
Stephen JonesBastrop CountyMississippi1864
Stephen JonesGalveston County1852
Stephen JonesHarrison CountyAlabama1849
Stephen JonesHarrison CountySouth Carolina1856
Sterling JonesShelby CountyVirginia1857

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 454, 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 (37) 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, 454 registered across 53 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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