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Washington in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 262 freedmen

262 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
262
Freedmen
49
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Washingtons registered

Texas counties where the Washingtons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County208%
Fayette County187%
Galveston County187%
Wharton County176%
Fort Bend County156%
Colorado County135%
Brazos County125%
Brazoria County114%
Walker County104%
Falls County93%
Leon County93%
Bastrop County83%
Davis County83%
Anderson County73%
Bexar County73%
Freestone County73%
Burleson County62%
DeWitt County52%
Van Zandt County52%
Calhoun County42%
Dallas County42%
Guadalupe County42%
Bowie County31%
Cameron County31%
Collin County31%
Hays County31%
Hopkins County31%
Houston County31%
Cherokee County2under 1%
Gillespie County2under 1%
Gonzales County2under 1%
Jackson County2under 1%
McLennan County2under 1%
Newton 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%
Matagorda County1under 1%
Medina County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
San Augustine County1under 1%
Starr County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%

Where the Washingtons were born

Birthplaces the Washingtons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia3319%
Alabama2414%
Georgia1710%
South Carolina169%
Texas169%
Louisiana148%
Tennessee138%
Mississippi106%
North Carolina85%
Kentucky74%
Missouri42%
Arkansas32%
District of Columbia32%
Maryland21%

When the Washingtons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Washingtons
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
2
1830s
5
1840s
47
1850s
92
1860s
107

Every Washington in the register

The Washingtons in the register, 201 to 250 of 262
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John J. WashingtonHouston CountyLouisiana1860
Jonas WashingtonBurleson County1860
Joseph WashingtonBastrop CountyTennessee1842
Joseph WashingtonGalveston County1866
Joseph WashingtonGalveston County1855
Joshua WashingtonBrazoria CountyVirginia1863
Landry WashingtonWharton County1866
Lee WashingtonWharton County1866
Leonidas WashingtonFayette CountyMississippi1867
Lewis WashingtonFort Bend County1852
Louis WashingtonFort Bend CountyLouisiana1854
Louis WashingtonHays CountyTexas1866
Major WashingtonWalker CountyArkansas
Manuel WashingtonWharton County1866
Marshall WashingtonCameron CountyVirginia1865
Monroe WashingtonWharton County1866
Nathan WashingtonBurleson County1857
Oscar WashingtonBowie CountyTexas1849
Oscar WashingtonFort Bend County1859
Persy WashingtonGalveston CountyVirginia1867
Peter WashingtonAnderson CountyKentucky1861
Peter WashingtonWalker CountySouth Carolina1853
Richard WashingtonBexar CountyKentucky1866
Richard WashingtonLeon CountyTexas1848
Richard WashingtonVan Zandt CountyNorth Carolina1866
Robert WashingtonBexar CountyVirginia1858
Robert J WashingtonGalveston CountyIndian Nation1858
Ruffin WashingtonHarrison CountyAlabama1848
S. P. WashingtonFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Sam WashingtonGuadalupe CountyTexas1866
Sam WashingtonParker CountySouth Carolina1864
Sammuel WashingtonBosque County1857
Sammuel WashingtonBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1843
Sandy WashingtonFalls County
Silas WashingtonDallas CountyVirginia1861
Silas WashingtonJackson County1857
Simon WashingtonCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Simon WashingtonDavis CountyTexas1848
Simon WashingtonFreestone CountyDistrict of Columbia1867
Sinnis WashingtonGalveston County1866
Soloman WashingtonChambers CountyLouisiana1847
Stephen WashingtonFayette CountyVirginia1847
Stephen WashingtonFort Bend County1866
Thomas WashingtonBastrop CountyTennessee1863
Thos WashingtonFayette County1867
Tom WashingtonFort Bend County1852
Toney WashingtonAnderson CountySouth Carolina1863
Turner WashingtonDeWitt County1837
Urm. WashingtonDallas CountyVirginia1862
Westley WashingtonFalls County

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 262, 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 (33), Alabama (24) and Georgia (17) as their birthplaces most often, and 16 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, 262 registered across 49 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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