Parson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Parson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Parson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Jackson County (3). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1829.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Parsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Parson registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
1829
Earliest arrival
1820s
Fullest decade

Where the Parsons registered

Texas counties where the Parsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Jackson County3100%

When the Parsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Parsons
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
1
1840s
1

Every Parson in the register

The Parsons in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jeff ParsonJackson County1831
King ParsonJackson County1829
King ParsonJackson County1848

Parson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Parson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Jackson County holds 3 of the 3. 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Parson?

Jackson County (3). In all, 3 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Parson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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