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Smith in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 492 freedmen

492 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
492
Freedmen
64
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1829
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Smiths registered

Texas counties where the Smiths registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County4810%
Austin County275%
Fort Bend County245%
Falls County235%
Anderson County214%
McLennan County214%
Brazos County204%
Walker County184%
Colorado County173%
Fayette County173%
Brazoria County153%
Dallas County122%
Freestone County122%
Galveston County122%
Wharton County122%
Bastrop County112%
Burleson County112%
Bowie County102%
Davis County102%
Gonzales County92%
San Augustine County92%
Bexar County82%
Bosque County71%
Cherokee County71%
Henderson County71%
Shelby County71%
Victoria County71%
Caldwell County61%
Grayson County61%
Guadalupe County61%
Leon County61%
DeWitt County51%
Liberty County51%
Houston County4under 1%
Jackson County4under 1%
Tarrant County4under 1%
Williamson County4under 1%
Denton County3under 1%
Hays County3under 1%
Hopkins County3under 1%
Madison County3under 1%
Calhoun County2under 1%
Cameron County2under 1%
Jasper County2under 1%
Lavaca County2under 1%
Washington 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%
Lamar County1under 1%
Matagorda 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%
Virginia6018%
Tennessee4514%
Alabama319%
Texas288%
Georgia278%
South Carolina268%
North Carolina258%
Mississippi247%
Kentucky185%
Louisiana175%
Maryland124%
Florida62%
Missouri62%
Arkansas52%
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
140
1860s
223

Every Smith in the register

The Smiths in the register, 51 to 100 of 492
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Bob SmithBrazoria CountyTexas1848
Bob SmithWalker CountyVirginia1851
Burrill SmithDenton CountyMississippi1859
Burton SmithBrazoria CountyGeorgia1863
Caesar SmithGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Calvin SmithAustin CountyAlabama1863
Calvin SmithBowie CountyLouisiana1866
Carrol SmithAustin CountyTennessee1864
Caswell SmithColorado CountyNorth Carolina1855
Cato SmithBrazos County1863
Cato SmithHopkins CountyAlabama1858
Cea. SmithBurleson County1859
Charles SmithAustin CountyNorth Carolina1860
Charles SmithBastrop CountyAlabama1863
Charles SmithBosque County1855
Charles SmithBrazoria CountyMississippi1863
Charles SmithBurleson County1863
Charles SmithFalls County
Charles SmithFalls County
Charles SmithFalls County
Charles SmithFayette County1845
Charles SmithGonzales County1862
Charles SmithGrayson CountyTennessee1866
Charles SmithHarrison CountyVirginia1861
Charles SmithLeon CountyMississippi1863
Charles SmithMcLennan County1867
Charles SmithWalker CountySouth Carolina
Charles SmithWharton County1866
Charley SmithGrayson CountyMississippi1863
Charlie SmithBrazos County1865
Charlton SmithFort Bend County1866
Chris SmithDallas CountyVirginia1849
Clayborn SmithAustin CountyVirginia1855
Claybourne SmithHarrison CountyVirginia1846
Clayburn SmithGrayson CountyVirginia1862
Clem SmithWalker CountyMaryland1863
Clem SmithWalker CountyLouisiana
Collin SmithFort Bend County1866
Collin SmithFort Bend CountyTexas1847
Dan SmithFort Bend County1852
Daniel SmithCherokee CountySouth Carolina1866
Daniel SmithFayette CountyTennessee1849
Daniel SmithHarrison CountyTennessee1847
Daniel SmithHenderson CountyAlabama1858
Daniel SmithLiberty CountyFlorida
Daniel SmithNueces CountyMaryland1859
Daniel SmithWalker CountySouth Carolina1857
Darby SmithLiberty CountyNorth Carolina
David SmithCaldwell CountyVirginia1866
David SmithColorado CountyMississippi1855

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 492, 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 (60), Tennessee (45) and Alabama (31) as their birthplaces most often, and 28 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, 492 registered across 64 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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