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Booker in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 17 freedmen

17 freedmen named Booker registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Bexar County (2), Harrison County (2) and Newton County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Georgia and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bookers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Booker registered, on the 1870 county map
17
Freedmen
13
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Bookers registered

Where the Bookers were born

Birthplaces the Bookers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia321%
Georgia214%
Kentucky214%
Louisiana214%
Tennessee214%
Alabama17%
Arkansas17%
Texas17%

When the Bookers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bookers
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
3
1850s
6
1860s
7

Every Booker in the register

The Bookers in the register, 1 to 17 of 17
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert BookerTarrant CountyAlabama1863
Alexander BookerHarrison CountyGeorgia1859
David BookerColorado CountyVirginia1854
David BookerWalker CountyTennessee1850
Debo BookerNewton CountyLouisiana1842
Edmund BookerFayette CountyVirginia1851
Mister BookerHarrison CountyTexas1846
Morris BookerWood CountyArkansas1864
Moses BookerChambers CountyVirginia1837
Moses BookerGalveston County
Ralf BookerBexar CountyGeorgia1860
T. BookerBurleson County1857
Thomas BookerNewton CountyLouisiana1842
Washington BookerGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
Will. BookerCalhoun County1866
William BookerBexar CountyTennessee1860
William BookerWalker CountyKentucky1850

Booker genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Booker in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 2 of the 17, Harrison County 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 Bookers in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (3), Georgia (2) and Kentucky (2) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 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 Booker?

Bexar County (2), Harrison County (2), Newton County (2). In all, 17 registered across 13 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 Booker appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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