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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, 101 to 150 of 459
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Eaton SmithFalls County
Ed SmithFayette CountyVirginia1859
Ed SmithFort Bend County1845
Ed SmithHarrison CountyKentucky1847
Edgar SmithCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Edmund SmithGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
Edmund SmithHarrison CountyGeorgia1853
Edward SmithAustin CountyVirginia1853
Edward SmithFort Bend County1866
Edward SmithGalveston CountyGeorgia1853
Edward SmithWalker CountyKentucky1847
Egbert SmithGonzales County1847
Elbert SmithHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1852
Eli SmithWalker CountyGeorgia1863
Elic SmithMadison CountyArkansas1842
Elijah SmithBurleson County1861
Elijah SmithDallas CountyKentucky1864
Elish SmithMcLennan County1866
Elison SmithAnderson CountySouth Carolina1863
Ellis SmithBosque County1844
Emanuel SmithMcLennan County1866
Esan SmithFalls County
Esshields SmithTyler CountyLouisiana1860
Farrel SmithAnderson CountyPennsylvania1860
Fed SmithWood CountyMississippi1866
Felix SmithHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Frances SmithCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Frank SmithBrazos County1837
Frank SmithGalveston County1846
Fred SmithGalveston County1854
Gabriel SmithFreestone CountyAlabama1854
Geo SmithFort Bend County1866
Geo SmithFort Bend County1843
Geo SmithFort Bend County1844
George SmithAnderson CountyMaryland1855
George SmithAustin CountyVirginia1853
George SmithBastrop CountyLouisiana1832
George SmithBastrop CountyTennessee1854
George SmithBowie CountyTennessee1864
George SmithCaldwell CountyTexas1866
George SmithColorado CountyTexas1829
George SmithDavis CountyKentucky1860
George SmithFalls County
George SmithFreestone CountyGeorgia1859
George SmithHarrison CountyVirginia1862
George SmithSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
George SmithWalker CountyMississippi1864
George SmithWharton County1866
George Lt SmithWalker CountyTennessee1857
George W. SmithLeon CountyLouisiana1862

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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