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Scott in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 173 freedmen

173 freedmen named Scott registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Fayette County (17), Harrison County (17) and Brazoria County (16). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Scotts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Scott registered, on the 1870 county map
173
Freedmen
44
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Scotts registered

Texas counties where the Scotts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County1710%
Harrison County1710%
Brazoria County169%
McLennan County148%
Walker County127%
Victoria County116%
Brazos County106%
Galveston County74%
Austin County63%
Colorado County63%
Fort Bend County63%
Bastrop County42%
Davis County42%
San Augustine County42%
Freestone County32%
Jackson County32%
Bexar County21%
Burleson County21%
Dallas County21%
Guadalupe County21%
Matagorda County21%
Anderson County1under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Chambers County1under 1%
Cherokee County1under 1%
Cooke County1under 1%
Denton County1under 1%
Falls County1under 1%
Goliad County1under 1%
Gonzales County1under 1%
Hunt County1under 1%
Jasper County1under 1%
Johnson County1under 1%
Kaufman County1under 1%
Lamar County1under 1%
Lavaca County1under 1%
Liberty County1under 1%
Madison County1under 1%
Newton County1under 1%
Nueces County1under 1%
Orange County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%
Wharton County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Scotts were born

Birthplaces the Scotts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia2522%
Alabama1917%
Louisiana1210%
Tennessee1110%
Mississippi98%
Texas87%
North Carolina76%
Georgia65%
South Carolina65%
Maryland43%
Kentucky33%
Florida22%
Missouri22%
Illinois1under 1%

When the Scotts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Scotts
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
45
1850s
39
1860s
83

Every Scott in the register

The Scotts in the register, 51 to 100 of 173
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edward ScottBrazoria CountyLouisiana1852
Edward ScottJackson County1843
Elbert ScottFayette CountyAlabama1855
Eli ScottColorado CountyMississippi1863
Ephriam ScottFayette CountyMissouri1861
Fayett ScottMcLennan County1867
Frank ScottAustin CountyVirginia1852
Frank ScottGalveston County1851
Franklin ScottHarrison CountySouth Carolina1847
Frederic ScottKaufman CountyLouisiana1864
George ScottAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1853
George ScottBrazos County1863
Gilbert ScottMcLennan County1866
H. ScottBrazos County1846
Hank ScottMcLennan County1866
Henderson ScottBastrop CountyTennessee1849
Henry ScottAustin CountyLouisiana1852
Henry ScottBastrop CountySouth Carolina1860
Henry ScottBastrop CountyVirginia1851
Henry ScottBrazoria CountyGeorgia1846
Henry ScottBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1863
Henry ScottBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1846
Henry ScottDavis CountyMississippi1849
Henry ScottHarrison CountyAlabama1848
Henry ScottJasper CountyAlabama
Henry ScottWalker CountyGeorgia1859
Hiram ScottBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1849
Isaac ScottCherokee CountyMaryland1866
Island ScottVictoria County1866
Israel ScottJackson County1859
Jack ScottFayette CountyVirginia1850
Jack ScottVictoria County1866
Jacob ScottWalker CountyLouisiana
James ScottHarrison CountyVirginia1852
James ScottNueces CountyVirginia1855
James ScottWalker CountyVirginia
JC. ScottGonzales County1860
Jene ScottBrazos County1854
Jerace ScottBexar CountyNorth Carolina1860
Jeremiah ScottBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1849
Jesse ScottDavis CountyAlabama
Jno. ScottBurleson County1864
Jno. ScottBurleson County1860
Joe ScottDavis CountyGeorgia1854
Joe ScottFayette CountyVirginia1845
Joe ScottFreestone CountyMississippi1867
John ScottColorado CountyVirginia1859
John ScottFalls County
John ScottFayette CountyTennessee1840
John ScottHarrison CountyAlabama1847

Scott genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Scott in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 17 of the 173, Harrison County 17. 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 Scotts in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (25), Alabama (19) and Louisiana (12) as their birthplaces most often, and 8 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 Scott?

Fayette County (17), Harrison County (17), Brazoria County (16). In all, 173 registered across 44 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 Scott appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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