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Washington in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 293 freedmen

293 freedmen named Washington registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (20), Fayette County (18) and Galveston County (18). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Washingtons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Washington registered, on the 1870 county map
293
Freedmen
56
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Washingtons registered

Texas counties where the Washingtons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County207%
Fayette County186%
Galveston County186%
Wharton County176%
Fort Bend County155%
Colorado County134%
Brazos County124%
Brazoria County114%
Walker County103%
Falls County93%
Leon County93%
Bastrop County83%
Davis County83%
Anderson County72%
Bexar County72%
Freestone County72%
Matagorda County72%
Burleson County62%
Victoria County62%
DeWitt County52%
Lamar County52%
Liberty County52%
Van Zandt County52%
Calhoun County41%
Dallas County41%
Guadalupe County41%
Kaufman County41%
Bowie County31%
Cameron County31%
Collin County31%
Hays County31%
Hopkins County31%
Houston County31%
Cherokee County2under 1%
Gillespie County2under 1%
Gonzales County2under 1%
Jackson County2under 1%
Lavaca County2under 1%
McLennan County2under 1%
Newton County2under 1%
Williamson County2under 1%
Austin County1under 1%
Bosque County1under 1%
Chambers County1under 1%
Comal County1under 1%
Grayson County1under 1%
Hill County1under 1%
Jefferson County1under 1%
Karnes County1under 1%
Madison County1under 1%
Medina County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
San Augustine County1under 1%
Starr County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%
Washington County1under 1%

Where the Washingtons were born

Birthplaces the Washingtons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia3719%
Alabama2714%
Georgia189%
South Carolina189%
Louisiana179%
Texas179%
Tennessee158%
Mississippi116%
North Carolina116%
Kentucky74%
Maryland42%
Missouri42%
Arkansas32%
District of Columbia32%

When the Washingtons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Washingtons
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
2
1830s
7
1840s
52
1850s
97
1860s
121

Every Washington in the register

The Washingtons in the register, 151 to 200 of 293
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George WashingtonNewton CountyMississippi1859
George WashingtonNewton CountyTennessee1852
George WashingtonSan Augustine CountyAlabama1866
George WashingtonStarr CountyLouisiana1865
George WashingtonTarrant CountyGeorgia1849
George WashingtonVan Zandt CountyGeorgia1866
George WashingtonVictoria County1866
George WashingtonVictoria County1866
George WashingtonVictoria County1866
George WashingtonVictoria County1866
George WashingtonVictoria County1866
George WashingtonWalker CountyAlabama1854
George WashingtonWalker CountyLouisiana1857
George WashingtonWalker CountyTexas1833
George WashingtonWashington County1837
George WashingtonWharton County1866
George WashingtonWharton County1866
George WashingtonWharton County1866
George WashingtonWharton County1866
George WashingtonWharton County1866
George WashingtonWharton County1866
George WashingtonWharton County1866
George WashingtonWilliamson CountyTennessee
George Clay WashingtonWalker CountyArkansas1860
George G. WashingtonDavis CountyGeorgia1859
George H. WashingtonFalls County
George L. WashingtonMatagorda CountyAlabama1845
George Lewis WashingtonBowie CountyLouisiana1849
George S. WashingtonColorado CountyMaryland1861
George T. WashingtonWalker CountyNorth Carolina1854
George W. WashingtonBrazos County1844
George Webster WashingtonWalker CountyMississippi1842
Gilbert WashingtonHopkins CountyMississippi1847
Gilbert WashingtonVan Zandt CountyVirginia1866
Hamilton WashingtonAnderson CountyVirginia1854
Harvard WashingtonCalhoun County1866
Henry WashingtonBastrop CountyAlabama1847
Henry WashingtonBastrop CountySouth Carolina1847
Henry WashingtonBrazos County1852
Henry WashingtonCollin CountyKentucky1858
Henry WashingtonColorado CountyAlabama1855
Henry WashingtonColorado CountyTennessee1845
Henry WashingtonColorado CountyVirginia1857
Henry WashingtonDavis CountyArkansas1856
Henry WashingtonFalls County
Henry WashingtonFreestone CountyVirginia1852
Henry WashingtonGalveston County1852
Henry WashingtonGalveston County
Henry WashingtonGillespie CountyVirginia1859
Henry WashingtonHarrison CountyVirginia1861

Washington genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Washington in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 20 of the 293, Fayette County 18. 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 Washingtons in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (37), Alabama (27) and Georgia (18) as their birthplaces most often, and 17 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 Washington?

Harrison County (20), Fayette County (18), Galveston County (18). In all, 293 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 Washington appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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