Boon · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Boon in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Boon registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (2), Bexar County (1) and Bowie County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Boons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Boon registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
6
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Boons registered

Texas counties where the Boons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County229%
Bexar County114%
Bowie County114%
Calhoun County114%
Cherokee County114%
Walker County114%

Where the Boons were born

Birthplaces the Boons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas350%
Georgia117%
Tennessee117%
Virginia117%

When the Boons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Boons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
4
1850s
0
1860s
2

Variations of Boon

Every Boon in the register

The Boons in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elijah BoonBrazoria CountyTexas1847
Henry N. BoonBowie CountyTexas1849
James BoonWalker CountyVirginia1837
Martin BoonCalhoun County1866
Moses BoonBexar CountyGeorgia1849
Sun BoonCherokee CountyTennessee1866
William BoonBrazoria CountyTexas1848

Boon genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Boon in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 2 of the 7, Bexar County 1. 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 Boone as well.

Where did the Boons in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (3), Georgia (1) and Tennessee (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 Boon?

Brazoria County (2), Bexar County (1), Bowie County (1). In all, 7 registered across 6 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 Boon appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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