Smart · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Smart in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Smart registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (2) and Newton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Smarts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Smart registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Smarts registered

Texas counties where the Smarts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County267%
Newton County133%

Where the Smarts were born

Birthplaces the Smarts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Louisiana150%

When the Smarts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Smarts
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every Smart in the register

The Smarts in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Denise SmartNewton CountyGeorgia1851
Joe SmartFort Bend County1862
Joe SmartFort Bend CountyLouisiana1863

Smart genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Smart in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 2 of the 3, Newton 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 Smarts in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and Louisiana (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 Smart?

Fort Bend County (2), Newton County (1). In all, 3 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 Smart appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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