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Wilson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 224 freedmen

224 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
224
Freedmen
46
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1833
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Wilsons registered

Texas counties where the Wilsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County2712%
Harrison County2411%
Guadalupe County178%
Bastrop County136%
Walker County136%
Collin County104%
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%
Lamar County31%
Leon County31%
Nueces County31%
Bexar County2under 1%
Cameron County2under 1%
Dallas County2under 1%
Davis County2under 1%
Freestone County2under 1%
Henderson County2under 1%
Hopkins County2under 1%
Jackson County2under 1%
Jasper County2under 1%
Liberty County2under 1%
Matagorda County2under 1%
San Augustine County2under 1%
Wharton County2under 1%
Cherokee County1under 1%
Coryell County1under 1%
Fannin County1under 1%
Hays County1under 1%
Hill County1under 1%
Kendall County1under 1%
Lavaca County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%
Van Zandt County1under 1%
Victoria County1under 1%

Where the Wilsons were born

Birthplaces the Wilsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee2718%
North Carolina1913%
Virginia1913%
Alabama139%
Mississippi128%
South Carolina107%
Georgia96%
Louisiana96%
Texas96%
Arkansas53%
Kentucky53%
Missouri53%
Maryland43%
Delaware1under 1%
Florida1under 1%

When the Wilsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wilsons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
6
1840s
34
1850s
82
1860s
94

Variations of Wilson

Every Wilson in the register

The Wilsons in the register, 51 to 100 of 224
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ephraim WilsonGalveston County1854
Ephraim WilsonHarrison CountyTennessee1852
Fields WilsonWalker CountyMississippi1863
Fletcher WilsonWilson CountyLouisiana1866
Frank WilsonFort Bend County1847
Gabe WilsonFayette CountyAlabama1858
Geo. WilsonDallas CountyGeorgia1861
George WilsonAnderson CountyGeorgia1853
George WilsonAnderson CountyLouisiana1866
George WilsonBastrop CountyTennessee1851
George WilsonBrazos County1839
George WilsonCaldwell CountyMissouri1866
George WilsonFort Bend County1866
George WilsonGrayson CountyTexas1846
George WilsonGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
George WilsonHarrison CountyTennessee1862
George WilsonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1866
George WilsonHarrison CountyTennessee1852
George WilsonLiberty CountyTennessee
George WilsonNueces CountyKentucky1866
George WilsonNueces CountyVirginia1866
Gloster WilsonWalker CountyVirginia1860
Green WilsonCollin CountyArkansas1846
Green WilsonGonzales County1854
Greenwood WilsonGuadalupe CountyArkansas
H. WilsonBurleson County1865
H. WilsonBurleson County1865
Halkens WilsonGalveston County1865
Hamilton WilsonCalhoun County1866
Hannibal WilsonHenderson CountyMississippi1863
Harrison WilsonCollin CountyTennessee1855
Harry WilsonGrayson CountyArkansas1846
Harry WilsonGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Henry WilsonCollin CountyTennessee1855
Henry WilsonFannin CountyTexas1842
Henry WilsonFort Bend County1855
Henry WilsonGalveston County1854
Henry WilsonGonzales County1864
Henry WilsonGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Henry WilsonGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Henry WilsonHarrison CountyMississippi1863
Henry WilsonJackson County1862
Henry WilsonLeon CountyTexas1854
Hiram WilsonGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Horris WilsonVictoria County1866
Hubbard WilsonCalhoun County1866
Hubbard C. WilsonFalls County
Hugh WilsonBrazos County1852
Hugh WilsonWalker CountyLouisiana1863
Isaac WilsonCaldwell CountyVirginia1866

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 224, 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 (27), North Carolina (19) and Virginia (19) as their birthplaces most often, and 9 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, 224 registered across 46 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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