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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, 201 to 250 of 459
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isaac SmithAngelina CountyVirginia1849
Isaac SmithAustin CountyVirginia1839
Isaac SmithDavis CountySouth Carolina1852
Isaac SmithFayette CountyTexas1845
Isaac SmithGalveston County1840
Isaac SmithGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
Isaac SmithShelby CountyAlabama1857
Isaac SmithTarrant CountyArkansas1863
Isaac? SmithDenton CountyMississippi1861
Isam SmithAustin CountyAlabama1860
Isham SmithDavis CountyGeorgia1861
Isham SmithFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1853
Jack SmithFort Bend County1857
Jack SmithHarrison CountyMississippi1847
Jack SmithHarrison CountyVirginia1857
Jack SmithShelby CountyAlabama1857
Jackson SmithAnderson CountyKentucky1851
Jackson SmithFalls County
Jacob SmithAnderson CountyVirginia1852
Jacob SmithBee CountyVirginia1850
Jacob SmithFayette CountyVirginia1861
Jacob SmithFreestone CountyVirginia1867
James SmithAnderson CountySouth Carolina1855
James SmithAustin CountySouth Carolina1858
James SmithAustin CountyNorth Carolina1863
James SmithBastrop CountyMissouri1852
James SmithBrazoria CountyTexas1863
James SmithBrazos County1854
James SmithColorado CountyDistrict of Columbia1863
James SmithDallas CountyMissouri1863
James SmithDavis CountyGeorgia1858
James SmithDeWitt County1855
James SmithFayette CountyVirginia1861
James SmithGalveston County1851
James SmithGalveston County1852
James SmithHarrison CountyMaryland1847
James SmithHarrison CountySouth Carolina1846
James SmithHarrison CountyAlabama1865
James SmithHarrison CountyFlorida1854
James SmithMcLennan County1866
James SmithWharton County1866
James M. V. SmithCaldwell CountySouth Carolina1866
Jas SmithAnderson CountyTennessee1855
Jerry SmithBrazoria CountyVirginia1839
Jerry SmithShelby CountyTexas1848
Jesse SmithBrazos County1862
Jesse SmithFalls County
Jim SmithBowie CountyTexas1847
Jim SmithFayette CountyMaryland1859
Joe SmithColorado CountyVirginia1861

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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