Biggar · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Biggar in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Biggar registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Shelby County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Arkansas and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Biggars registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Biggar registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Biggars registered

Texas counties where the Biggars registered
CountyFreedmen%
Shelby County2100%

Where the Biggars were born

Birthplaces the Biggars reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas150%
Texas150%

When the Biggars reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Biggars
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1

Every Biggar in the register

The Biggars in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Acy BiggarShelby CountyTexas1845
Ben BiggarShelby CountyArkansas1837

Biggar genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Biggar in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Shelby County holds 2 of the 2. 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Biggars in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (1) and Texas (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Biggar?

Shelby County (2). In all, 2 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Biggar appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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