Manson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Manson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Manson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (4), Anderson County (1) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Arkansas, Virginia and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mansons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Manson registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
3
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Mansons registered

Texas counties where the Mansons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County467%
Anderson County117%
Brazos County117%

Where the Mansons were born

Birthplaces the Mansons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas240%
Virginia240%
Louisiana120%

When the Mansons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mansons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Manson in the register

The Mansons in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Clayborne MansonHarrison CountyArkansas1846
Daniel MansonBrazos County1860
Henry MansonHarrison CountyVirginia1847
Nathan MansonHarrison CountyArkansas1846
William MansonAnderson CountyVirginia1851
William MansonHarrison CountyLouisiana1846

Manson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Manson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 4 of the 6, Anderson County 1. 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 Mansons in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (2), Virginia (2) and Louisiana (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Manson?

Harrison County (4), Anderson County (1), Brazos County (1). In all, 6 registered across 3 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 Manson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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