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Scott in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 177 freedmen

177 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
177
Freedmen
45
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%
Tyler 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%
Virginia2622%
Alabama1916%
Louisiana1210%
Tennessee119%
Mississippi98%
Texas98%
South Carolina87%
North Carolina76%
Georgia65%
Maryland43%
Kentucky33%
Florida22%
Missouri22%
Illinois1under 1%

When the Scotts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Scotts
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
46
1850s
42
1860s
83

Every Scott in the register

The Scotts in the register, 151 to 177 of 177
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Simon ScottGuadalupe CountyVirginia
Squire ScottFayette CountyMissouri1847
Stephen ScottBrazoria CountyGeorgia1863
Sterling ScottAustin CountyAlabama1847
T ScottJohnson CountyAlabama1843
Thomas ScottTarrant CountyTennessee1855
Thomas ScottVictoria County1866
Thomas ScottWalker CountyVirginia1864
Thornton ScottMcLennan County1866
Toby ScottHarrison CountyTexas1846
Tyler ScottFort Bend County1866
William ScottCameron CountyMaryland1860
William ScottFayette CountyMississippi1854
William ScottGalveston County1865
William ScottHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1847
William ScottHarrison CountyTennessee1849
William ScottMcLennan County1867
William ScottOrange CountyMaryland
William ScottSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
William ScottVictoria County1866
William ScottWalker CountyLouisiana
William Jackson ScottSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Williams ScottBastrop CountyGeorgia1856
Win ScottMcLennan County
Winfield ScottMcLennan County1866
Woodson ScottDallas CountyVirginia1855
Woodson ScottMcLennan County1866

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 177, 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 (26), Alabama (19) and Louisiana (12) as their birthplaces most often, and 9 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, 177 registered across 45 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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