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Wilson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 213 freedmen

213 freedmen named Wilson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazos County (27), Harrison County (24) and Guadalupe County (17). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1833.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wilsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wilson registered, on the 1870 county map
213
Freedmen
41
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1833
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Wilsons registered

Texas counties where the Wilsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County2713%
Harrison County2411%
Guadalupe County178%
Bastrop County136%
Walker County136%
Collin County105%
Galveston County94%
Burleson County84%
Fayette County73%
Brazoria County63%
Gonzales County63%
Caldwell County52%
Falls County52%
Fort Bend County52%
McLennan County52%
Anderson County42%
Colorado County42%
Grayson County42%
Wilson County42%
Calhoun County31%
Leon County31%
Nueces County31%
Bexar County2under 1%
Cameron County2under 1%
Dallas County2under 1%
Davis County2under 1%
Freestone County2under 1%
Hopkins County2under 1%
Jackson County2under 1%
San Augustine County2under 1%
Wharton County2under 1%
Cherokee County1under 1%
Coryell County1under 1%
Fannin County1under 1%
Hays County1under 1%
Hill County1under 1%
Jasper County1under 1%
Kendall County1under 1%
Matagorda County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%
Van Zandt County1under 1%

Where the Wilsons were born

Birthplaces the Wilsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee2518%
North Carolina1914%
Virginia1712%
Alabama129%
South Carolina107%
Georgia96%
Louisiana96%
Mississippi96%
Texas86%
Arkansas54%
Kentucky54%
Missouri54%
Maryland43%
Delaware1under 1%
Florida1under 1%

When the Wilsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wilsons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
6
1840s
32
1850s
79
1860s
91

Variations of Wilson

Every Wilson in the register

The Wilsons in the register, 1 to 50 of 213
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A. WilsonCollin CountyNorth Carolina1860
Aaron WilsonGonzales County1852
Alack WilsonCoryell County1866
Aleck WilsonCollin CountyTennessee1856
Alex WilsonMcLennan County1867
Alexander WilsonBastrop CountyTexas1843
Alfred WilsonBastrop CountyMississippi1853
Allen WilsonDavis CountyGeorgia1858
Andrew WilsonBexar CountyGeorgia1847
Andrew WilsonGrayson CountyVirginia1847
Andrew WilsonGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Andrew WilsonGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Andrew WilsonHill CountyMaryland1860
Andrew WilsonWharton County1866
Andy WilsonBrazos County1846
Andy WilsonGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina
Antony WilsonLeon CountyTexas1847
Arch WilsonCollin CountyTennessee1858
Argyle WilsonCameron CountySouth Carolina1865
Augustus WilsonBrazoria CountyTexas1845
Aulden WilsonGalveston County1866
Bartley WilsonWalker CountyNorth Carolina1850
Belford WilsonWalker CountyAlabama1851
Benjamin WilsonHarrison CountyMissouri1851
Berry WilsonHarrison CountyTennessee1850
Berry WilsonHarrison CountyTennessee1850
Bill WilsonGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Billy WilsonGalveston County
Calvin WilsonBexar CountyTennessee1865
Carey WilsonBrazoria CountyVirginia1861
Charles WilsonAnderson CountySouth Carolina1857
Charles WilsonBastrop CountyMississippi1863
Charles WilsonGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Charles WilsonHarrison CountyVirginia1858
Charles WilsonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1846
Charles WilsonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1860
Clevis WilsonBastrop CountyTennessee1841
Clifton WilsonBrazos County1854
Cornelios WilsonBastrop CountyAlabama1848
Daniel WilsonAnderson CountyMaryland1851
Daniel WilsonCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Daniel WilsonHarrison CountyTennessee1853
Daniel WilsonSan Augustine CountyVirginia1866
Dennis WilsonCollin CountyTennessee1858
Ed. WilsonBrazos County1851
Edmmund WilsonBrazos County1858
Edmund WilsonCaldwell CountyMissouri1866
Edward WilsonWalker CountyLouisiana1863
Ellis WilsonBrazos County1848
Ephraim WilsonGalveston County1854

Wilson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wilson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 27 of the 213, Harrison County 24. 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 look under Willson as well.

Where did the Wilsons in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (25), North Carolina (19) and Virginia (17) as their birthplaces most often, and 8 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 Wilson?

Brazos County (27), Harrison County (24), Guadalupe County (17). In all, 213 registered across 41 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 Wilson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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