Burnet County, Texas · 1867 voter registration
Burnet County, Texas: freedmen, slavery and the 1867 voter registration
Slavery in Burnet County
In 1860 the census counted 235 enslaved people in Burnet County, 9% of everyone living there. Seven years later 54 freedmen registered to vote there, 13% of the county's voters. Most were born in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia.
- 235
- Enslaved in 1860
- 9%
- Of the county in 1860
- 418
- Registered voters
- 54
- Freedmen
- 13%
- Freedmen
- Kentucky
- Largest birthplace
- 1 years
- Median time in Texas
- 11
- Register pages
Where Burnet County's freedmen were born
When they arrived in Texas
Decade each registrant reported arriving in Texas, as recorded in Burnet County.
| Decade | Registrants |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 54 |
Surnames of freedmen in Burnet County
Burnet County genealogy: search the register by name
The first 50 names in the Burnet County register, alphabetically. Each opens a search for that name.
| Name | Birthplace | Arrived | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Jack | Kentucky | 1866 | 1 |
| Allen, Joel | Virginia | 1866 | |
| Barton, Elias | South Carolina | 1868 | 1 |
| Barton, Jerry | South Carolina | 1866 | 1 |
| Barton, Spencer | South Carolina | 1866 | |
| Bittix, Claborn | Texas | 1868 | 1 |
| Blair, Luke | Virginia | 1866 | 1 |
| Boyce, Jack | Louisiana | 1866 | 1 |
| Brown, Sam | Missouri | 1866 | |
| Burnham, Drewery | Tennessee | 1866 | 1 |
| Burnham, Phelix | Virginia | 1866 | 1 |
| Burnham, Pleasant | Tennessee | 1866 | 1 |
| Burr, Green | Missouri | 1866 | |
| Carpenter, Daniel | Kentucky | 1866 | |
| Dale, Randall | Tennessee | 1866 | |
| Davis, George | Arkansas | 1867 | 1 |
| Debs, Charles | Texas | 1866 | 1 |
| Fish, Jack | Kentucky | 1866 | |
| Francis, Clinton | Virginia | 1866 | 1 |
| Gibson, Mingo | Tennessee | 1866 | |
| Goran, Green | Kentucky | 1866 | |
| Herrim, George W. | Missouri | 1866 | 1 |
| Houston, Samuel | Missouri | ||
| Inman, Augustus | Tennessee | 1866 | |
| Jennings, Flemon | Kentucky | 1866 | 1 |
| Jennings, John | Missouri | 1866 | |
| Jennings, Nathan | Missouri | 1866 | |
| Kelly, John | Kentucky | 1866 | |
| Lewis, George.M.D. | Alabama | 1866 | |
| Lewis, John | Virginia | 1866 | |
| Lewis, Primus | Alabama | 1866 | 1 |
| Miller, Solomon | Georgia | 1866 | 1 |
| Moore, Cezar | Georgia | 1866 | 1 |
| Moore, Gabriel | Kentucky | 1866 | 1 |
| Moreland, Sam | Tennessee | 1866 | |
| Patric, Moses | North Carolina | 1866 | 1 |
| Prentiss, Noah | Kentucky | 1866 | |
| Proctor, Marcellus | Kentucky | 1866 | |
| Reed, Dennis | Kentucky | 1866 | 1 |
| Russ, William | Kentucky | 1866 | 1 |
| Russell, Henry | South Carolina | 1866 | |
| Russell, Randall | South Carolina | 1866 | |
| Russell, Willis | South Carolina | 1866 | |
| Sampson, Robert | Kentucky | ||
| Scarbo, Amos | North Carolina | 1866 | 1 |
| Shelby, Arther (Arthor) | Kentucky | 1867 | 1 |
| Shelby, Reuben | Kentucky | 1866 | |
| Shelby, Solomon | Kentucky | 1866 | |
| Smith, William | Virginia | 1866 | 1 |
| Spencer, Jackson | South Carolina | 1866 |
Sources and county history
Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The 1860 population figures come from Population of the United States in 1860, printed by the Census Office in 1864. Burnet County's entries fill 11 pages of the handwritten register. Race was recorded for part of the statewide register, so the freedmen count is the number identified.
Burnet County was formed out of Milam County by 1855.
Questions about the Burnet County records
How do I find African American ancestors in Burnet County, Texas?
Search the Burnet County records by surname, then open the entry to read the original handwritten register page. Each entry gives the man's name, his birthplace and the year he reached Texas. Spellings vary, so try the sound of a name as well as its spelling, and names appear in the order men came to register, so a family can sit pages apart.
How many freedmen registered to vote in Burnet County in 1867?
54 freedmen registered in Burnet County between 1867 and 1870, 13% of the county's 418 registered voters.
Where were Burnet County's freedmen born?
Kentucky (16), Tennessee (8) and Virginia (8) were the birthplaces reported most often; 2 were born in Texas.
Was slavery widespread in Burnet County, Texas?
In 1860 the census counted 235 enslaved people in Burnet County, 9% of everyone living there. In 1867, 13% of Burnet County's registered voters were freedmen, 54 of 418.
Keep looking
Counties that share a boundary history with Burnet County: Milam County.
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