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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, 351 to 400 of 460
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Phillip SmithCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Pilot SmithAustin CountyVirginia1834
Pinkney SmithWalker CountyNorth Carolina1863
Pleas SmithDeWitt County1863
Pleasant SmithGonzales County1863
Poke SmithGrayson CountyTennessee1856
Preston SmithBexar CountySouth Carolina1865
Prince SmithFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
Randall SmithHarrison CountyVirginia1857
Randolph SmithHill CountySouth Carolina1863
Reuben SmithHarrison CountyMississippi1864
Richard smithBastrop CountyGeorgia1856
Richard SmithWharton County1866
Robert SmithAustin CountyMaryland1851
Robert SmithBowie CountyAlabama1849
Robert SmithBrazoria CountyLouisiana1849
Robert SmithFalls County
Robert SmithFayette CountyVirginia1848
Robert SmithGalveston County1866
Robert SmithHarrison CountyVirginia1865
Robert SmithHarrison CountyMississippi1863
Robert SmithJackson County1847
Robert SmithJackson County1847
Roswell SmithMcLennan County1866
Ruben SmithWharton County1866
Ruffin SmithFayette CountyTennessee1866
Ruffin SmithHarrison CountyVirginia1846
Rufus SmithBowie CountyTexas1849
Rufus SmithMcLennan County1866
Sam SmithHouston CountyVirginia1855
Sam SmithWalker CountyMississippi1853
Sam. SmithCalhoun County1866
Sammuel SmithAnderson CountyMississippi1863
Sammuel SmithBrazoria CountyVirginia1847
Samuel SmithColorado CountyNorth Carolina1855
Samuel SmithHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1848
Samuel SmithHarrison CountySouth Carolina1859
Samuel SmithTarrant CountyVirginia1857
Sandy SmithSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Scott SmithMcLennan County1866
Simon SmithAustin CountyTexas1846
Simon SmithBrazos County1837
Simpson SmithMcLennan County
Sims SmithFalls County
Solomon SmithAnderson CountySouth Carolina1847
Spencer SmithFalls County
Spoilswood SmithCalhoun County1866
Squire SmithAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1851
Squire SmithCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Stephen SmithBowie CountyNorth Carolina1851

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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