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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, 201 to 213 of 213
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Wash WilsonGonzales County1848
Wash. WilsonBrazos County1857
Washington WilsonBrazos County1861
Washington WilsonGalveston County1862
William WilsonColorado CountyLouisiana1851
William WilsonDavis CountyArkansas1845
William WilsonFalls County
William WilsonFayette CountyLouisiana1849
William WilsonGalveston County1866
William WilsonGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina
William WilsonHarrison CountyGeorgia1864
William WilsonHopkins CountyTexas1847
Wilson WilsonBrazos County1852

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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