Waters · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Waters in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 17 freedmen

17 freedmen named Waters registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Freestone County (3), Harrison County (3) and Anderson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, South Carolina and Massachusetts. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Waterses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Waters registered, on the 1870 county map
17
Freedmen
11
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Waterses registered

Texas counties where the Waterses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County318%
Harrison County318%
Anderson County212%
Fort Bend County212%
Brazos County16%
Burleson County16%
Calhoun County16%
Cameron County16%
Davis County16%
Hopkins County16%
McLennan County16%

Where the Waterses were born

Birthplaces the Waterses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama436%
South Carolina327%
Massachusetts19%
Missouri19%
North Carolina19%
Virginia19%

When the Waterses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Waterses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
10
1860s
5

Every Waters in the register

The Waterses in the register, 1 to 17 of 17
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David WatersFreestone CountyAlabama1852
George WatersAnderson CountySouth Carolina1857
Harrison WatersFort Bend County1858
J. WatersBrazos County1854
J. WatersBurleson County1857
James WatersCalhoun County1866
James WatersMcLennan County1866
Jerre WatersFreestone CountySouth Carolina1846
John WatersCameron CountyMassachusetts1865
Lewis WatersHarrison CountyAlabama1856
Lewis WatersHarrison CountyVirginia1856
Miller WatersHarrison CountyAlabama1856
Richard WatersFreestone CountyAlabama1855
Rodolph WatersFort Bend County1846
Stephing WatersDavis CountyNorth Carolina1867
Tilman WatersHopkins CountyMissouri1860
Tim WatersAnderson CountySouth Carolina1857

Waters genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Waters in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 3 of the 17, Harrison County 3. 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 Waterses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (4), South Carolina (3) and Massachusetts (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Waters?

Freestone County (3), Harrison County (3), Anderson County (2). In all, 17 registered across 11 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 Waters appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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