Pierson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pierson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Pierson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Piersons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pierson registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Piersons registered

Texas counties where the Piersons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County150%
Colorado County150%

Where the Piersons were born

Birthplaces the Piersons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina1100%

When the Piersons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Piersons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Pierson in the register

The Piersons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John PiersonBrazos County1863
Stephen PiersonColorado CountyNorth Carolina1854

Pierson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pierson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 2, Colorado 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 Piersons in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (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 Pierson?

Brazos County (1), Colorado County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Pierson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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