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Smith in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 459 freedmen

459 freedmen named Smith registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (48), Austin County (27) and Fort Bend County (24). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Tennessee and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1829.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Smiths registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Smith registered, on the 1870 county map
459
Freedmen
55
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1829
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Smiths registered

Texas counties where the Smiths registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County4810%
Austin County276%
Fort Bend County245%
Falls County235%
Anderson County215%
McLennan County215%
Brazos County204%
Colorado County174%
Fayette County174%
Walker County163%
Brazoria County153%
Dallas County123%
Freestone County123%
Galveston County123%
Wharton County123%
Bastrop County112%
Burleson County112%
Bowie County102%
Davis County102%
Gonzales County92%
San Augustine County92%
Bexar County82%
Bosque County72%
Cherokee County72%
Shelby County72%
Caldwell County61%
Grayson County61%
Guadalupe County61%
Leon County61%
DeWitt County51%
Houston County4under 1%
Jackson County4under 1%
Tarrant County4under 1%
Denton County3under 1%
Hays County3under 1%
Hopkins County3under 1%
Madison County3under 1%
Calhoun County2under 1%
Cameron County2under 1%
Angelina County1under 1%
Bee County1under 1%
Burnet County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Cooke County1under 1%
Erath County1under 1%
Hardin County1under 1%
Hill County1under 1%
Hunt County1under 1%
Jefferson County1under 1%
Newton County1under 1%
Nueces County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
Tyler County1under 1%
Wilson County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Smiths were born

Birthplaces the Smiths reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia5819%
Tennessee4214%
Alabama299%
Texas279%
South Carolina268%
Georgia258%
North Carolina248%
Mississippi206%
Kentucky186%
Louisiana145%
Maryland124%
Arkansas52%
Missouri52%
Florida3under 1%
Pennsylvania2under 1%
District of Columbia1under 1%

When the Smiths reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Smiths
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
16
1840s
80
1850s
133
1860s
205

Every Smith in the register

The Smiths in the register, 1 to 50 of 459
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A. SmithBurleson County1863
Aaron SmithFayette CountyNorth Carolina1854
Abe SmithFort Bend County1866
Abraham SmithAustin CountyNorth Carolina1840
Abraham SmithBosque County1855
Abraham SmithMadison CountyNorth Carolina1860
Adam SmithBrazos County1859
Adam W SmithGalveston County1843
Alex SmithBexar CountyLouisiana1863
Alex SmithMcLennan County1866
Alexander SmithSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Alford SmithBowie CountyTexas1853
Alford SmithDavis CountyAlabama1858
Alfred SmithSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Alfred SmithWharton County1866
Allen SmithHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Almer SmithBurleson County1863
Anderson SmithHarrison CountyAlabama1848
Andrew SmithAnderson CountyAlabama1837
Andrew SmithBrazos County1863
Andrew SmithFort Bend County1835
Andrew SmithFreestone CountyAlabama1854
Andy SmithBosque County
Andy SmithFayette CountyTennessee1841
Anthony SmithColorado CountyMississippi1854
Anthony SmithCooke CountyMississippi1855
Anthony SmithHarrison CountyGeorgia1854
Anthony SmithHays CountyVirginia1866
Anthony SmithMcLennan County1866
Arch SmithDallas CountyMissouri1846
Austin SmithCaldwell CountyTexas1866
B. SmithBurleson County1864
Baister SmithAnderson CountySouth Carolina1857
Ben SmithFort Bend County1858
Ben SmithMcLennan County
Benjamin SmithAnderson CountySouth Carolina1852
Benjamin SmithBosque County1855
Benjamin SmithBosque County
Benjamin SmithColorado CountyVirginia1855
Benjamin SmithDallas CountyTennessee1847
Benjamin SmithGalveston County1835
Berrey SmithHouston CountyAlabama1853
Bill SmithBrazos County1863
Bill SmithShelby CountyTennessee1837
Blandy SmithDavis CountyAlabama1855
Bob SmithBrazoria CountyTexas1848
Bob SmithWalker CountyVirginia1851
Burrill SmithDenton CountyMississippi1859
Burton SmithBrazoria CountyGeorgia1863
Caesar SmithGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866

Smith genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Smith in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 48 of the 459, Austin County 27. 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 Smiths in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (58), Tennessee (42) and Alabama (29) as their birthplaces most often, and 27 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 Smith?

Harrison County (48), Austin County (27), Fort Bend County (24). In all, 459 registered across 55 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 Smith appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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