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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, 151 to 200 of 224
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Madison WilsonBrazos County1843
Manderville WilsonBrazos County1837
Manuel WilsonHarrison CountyVirginia1854
Mathew WilsonBrazos County1863
Matt WilsonColorado CountyGeorgia1858
Melton WilsonBrazoria County
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 WilsonLamar CountyTennessee1849
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 WilsonLamar CountyTexas1847
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
Solen WilsonJasper CountyVirginia
Stanley WilsonWalker CountyMississippi

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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