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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, 51 to 100 of 459
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
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
Collin SmithFort Bend County1866
Collin SmithFort Bend CountyTexas1847
Dan SmithFort Bend County1852
Daniel SmithCherokee CountySouth Carolina1866
Daniel SmithFayette CountyTennessee1849
Daniel SmithHarrison CountyTennessee1847
Daniel SmithNueces CountyMaryland1859
Daniel SmithWalker CountySouth Carolina1857
David SmithCaldwell CountyVirginia1866
David SmithColorado CountyMississippi1855
David SmithFayette CountyNorth Carolina1850
David SmithHarrison CountyVirginia1854
Dennis SmithAustin CountyTexas1845
Dick SmithCollin CountyKentucky1856
Dock SmithMcLennan County1866
Dock SmithMcLennan County1867
Donam SmithShelby CountyNorth Carolina1857
Douglass SmithBurleson County1861
E.D. SmithBowie CountyNorth Carolina1866

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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