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Smith in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 460 freedmen

460 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
460
Freedmen
56
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%
Jasper 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%
Tennessee4213%
Alabama299%
Texas279%
South Carolina268%
Georgia258%
North Carolina248%
Mississippi206%
Kentucky186%
Louisiana155%
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, 251 to 300 of 460
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Joe SmithDallas CountyNorth Carolina1857
Joe SmithDallas CountyTennessee1851
Joe SmithMcLennan County1867
Joe SmithShelby CountyVirginia1863
Joesph SmithMcLennan County1866
John SmithAustin CountySouth Carolina1861
John SmithAustin CountyVirginia1851
John SmithAustin CountyMaryland1851
John SmithBowie CountyAlabama1866
John SmithBrazos County1865
John SmithBrazos County1861
John SmithBurleson County1864
John SmithBurleson County1859
John SmithCameron CountyGeorgia1860
John SmithErath CountyVirginia1846
John SmithFort Bend CountyKentucky1854
John SmithGalveston County1847
John SmithGalveston County1867
John SmithGonzales County1862
John SmithGuadalupe CountyTexas
John SmithHarrison CountyVirginia1859
John SmithHarrison CountyTennessee1863
John SmithHarrison CountyAlabama1847
John SmithHarrison CountyLouisiana1852
John SmithHays CountyArkansas1866
John SmithHopkins CountyPennsylvania1865
John SmithJasper CountyLouisiana
John SmithLeon CountyVirginia1842
John SmithMcLennan County1866
John SmithWharton County1866
John H. SmithBrazos County1846
John W. SmithHarrison CountyArkansas1855
Jordan SmithFayette CountyAlabama1837
Jordan SmithHarrison CountyKentucky1849
Joseph SmithAnderson CountyTennessee1866
Joseph SmithBrazos County1864
Joseph SmithFort Bend County1863
Joseph SmithHarrison CountySouth Carolina1859
Joshua SmithColorado CountyVirginia1858
Josiah SmithLeon CountyKentucky1859
Julius SmithFalls County
July SmithBexar CountySouth Carolina1854
Lander SmithWalker CountyAlabama1864
Lawrence SmithFort Bend County1853
Lewis SmithFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Lewis SmithHarrison CountyTennessee1852
Lewis SmithHarrison CountyTexas1846
Lewis SmithHarrison CountyKentucky1864
Lewis SmithParker CountyGeorgia1857
Lex SmithAustin CountyLouisiana1866

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 460, 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, 460 registered across 56 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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