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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, 151 to 200 of 213
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Miles WilsonBastrop CountyArkansas1864
Miles WilsonBastrop CountyGeorgia1833
Milton WilsonBrazos County1852
Monday WilsonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1854
Moses WilsonHarrison CountyMississippi1861
Nelson WilsonBrazos County1851
Nelson WilsonHopkins CountyAlabama1864
Oliver WilsonBurleson County1851
Oliver WilsonTarrant CountyTennessee1863
Patrick WilsonLeon CountyVirginia1863
Peaton WilsonCollin CountyTennessee1855
Perry WilsonMcLennan County1867
Peter WilsonCollin CountyMissouri1846
Peter WilsonHarrison CountyVirginia1846
Peter WilsonWalker CountyAlabama1854
Phelix WilsonBrazos County1847
Phillip WilsonGrayson CountyMississippi1851
R. WilsonBurleson County1852
Raleigh WilsonFayette CountyAlabama1860
Reuben WilsonBrazoria CountyLouisiana1842
Reuben WilsonBurleson County1852
Richard WilsonBrazos County1848
Richard WilsonFalls County
Richard WilsonGalveston County1866
Richard WilsonGonzales County1853
Richard WilsonMcLennan County1866
Richard WilsonMcLennan County1867
Riley WilsonHarrison CountyTennessee1853
Robert WilsonCalhoun County1866
Robert WilsonHays CountyTennessee1866
Robert WilsonWharton County1866
Rollet WilsonBastrop CountyLouisiana1855
Ruben WilsonBrazos County1849
Rufus WilsonBrazos County1859
Saml WilsonDallas CountyKentucky1847
Samuel WilsonColorado CountyAlabama1857
Samuel WilsonHarrison CountyTennessee1849
Sandy WilsonGonzales County1861
Santy WilsonFalls County
Sidney WilsonBrazos County1837
Stanley WilsonWalker CountyMississippi
Taylor WilsonWilson CountyGeorgia1854
Thomas WilsonBrazoria CountyFlorida1858
Thomas WilsonMatagorda CountyVirginia1854
Thomas WilsonMcLennan County1866
Tobin WilsonBastrop CountyTennessee1852
Tom WilsonFayette CountyAlabama1852
Wallace WilsonFort Bend CountyVirginia1859
Wallace WilsonGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Warren WilsonCaldwell CountyKentucky1866

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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