Mason · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mason in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 36 freedmen

36 freedmen named Mason registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in McLennan County (7), Fort Bend County (4) and Burleson County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1835.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Masons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mason registered, on the 1870 county map
36
Freedmen
17
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1835
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Masons registered

Texas counties where the Masons registered
CountyFreedmen%
McLennan County719%
Fort Bend County411%
Burleson County38%
Wharton County38%
Austin County26%
Bowie County26%
Brazos County26%
Galveston County26%
Harrison County26%
Walker County26%
Brazoria County13%
Colorado County13%
Fayette County13%
Freestone County13%
Gonzales County13%
Hopkins County13%
Leon County13%

Where the Masons were born

Birthplaces the Masons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia429%
Alabama214%
Mississippi214%
Missouri214%
Kentucky17%
Maryland17%
South Carolina17%
Tennessee17%

When the Masons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Masons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
5
1850s
6
1860s
22

Every Mason in the register

The Masons in the register, 1 to 36 of 36
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alex MasonFort Bend County1862
Andy MasonWalker CountyAlabama1845
C. MasonBurleson County1863
Charles MasonMcLennan County1866
David MasonMcLennan County1866
David MasonMcLennan County
Dennis MasonMcLennan County1866
E. MasonBurleson County1863
Enoch MasonFreestone CountyMissouri1858
Godfrey MasonAustin CountyKentucky1853
Guilford MasonBowie CountyMississippi1865
Henry MasonColorado CountyVirginia1835
Henry MasonFort Bend County1837
Henry MasonGonzales County1866
Henry MasonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1846
Isaac MasonBrazos County1848
Jack MasonFort Bend County1837
James MasonGalveston County1866
James MasonHopkins CountyVirginia1860
Jessie MasonBrazoria CountyTennessee1842
John W. MasonWharton County1866
Joseph MasonHarrison CountyAlabama1855
Joseph MasonLeon CountyMissouri1849
Mathius MasonWalker CountyMaryland1863
Moses MasonMcLennan County1867
Oliver MasonWharton County1866
Robert MasonAustin CountyVirginia1859
Robert MasonBrazos County1854
Robert MasonGalveston County1862
Samuel MasonWharton County1866
Sawney MasonFayette CountyVirginia1853
Simon MasonBurleson County1867
Toney MasonMcLennan County1866
William MasonBowie CountyMississippi1865
William MasonFort Bend County1866
William MasonMcLennan County1866

Mason genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mason in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. McLennan County holds 7 of the 36, Fort Bend County 4. 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 Masons in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (4), Alabama (2) and Mississippi (2) 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 Mason?

McLennan County (7), Fort Bend County (4), Burleson County (3). In all, 36 registered across 17 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 Mason appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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