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Washington in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 284 freedmen

284 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
284
Freedmen
54
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 County135%
Brazos County124%
Brazoria County114%
Walker County104%
Falls County93%
Leon County93%
Bastrop County83%
Davis County83%
Anderson County72%
Bexar County72%
Freestone County72%
Matagorda County72%
Burleson County62%
Victoria County62%
DeWitt County52%
Van Zandt County52%
Calhoun County41%
Dallas County41%
Guadalupe County41%
Kaufman County41%
Bowie County31%
Cameron County31%
Collin County31%
Hays County31%
Hopkins County31%
Houston County31%
Lamar County31%
Cherokee County2under 1%
Gillespie County2under 1%
Gonzales County2under 1%
Jackson 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%
Virginia3720%
Alabama2614%
Georgia1810%
South Carolina1810%
Texas179%
Louisiana148%
Tennessee148%
North Carolina116%
Mississippi105%
Kentucky74%
Missouri42%
Arkansas32%
District of Columbia32%
Maryland32%

When the Washingtons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Washingtons
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
2
1830s
7
1840s
51
1850s
95
1860s
120

Every Washington in the register

The Washingtons in the register, 251 to 284 of 284
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
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
william WashingtonBrazos County1859
William WashingtonBrazos County1866
William WashingtonCalhoun County1866
William WashingtonHarrison CountyGeorgia1851
William WashingtonHarrison CountyTennessee1867
William WashingtonMatagorda CountyGeorgia1840
William WashingtonVan Zandt CountySouth Carolina1866
William WashingtonWharton County1866
William H WashingtonColorado CountyDistrict of Columbia1852
Willis WashingtonGalveston County1846
Willis WashingtonHarrison CountyGeorgia1851
Willis WashingtonHouston CountyMississippi1851
Willis WashingtonMatagorda CountyVirginia1837
Wilson WashingtonBowie CountyTennessee1866

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 284, 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 (26) 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, 284 registered across 54 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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