Booth · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Booth in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 13 freedmen

13 freedmen named Booth registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Shelby County (7), Calhoun County (1) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Virginia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Booths registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Booth registered, on the 1870 county map
13
Freedmen
7
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Booths registered

Texas counties where the Booths registered
CountyFreedmen%
Shelby County754%
Calhoun County18%
Colorado County18%
Dallas County18%
Davis County18%
Hill County18%
Jackson County18%

Where the Booths were born

Birthplaces the Booths reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia764%
Virginia218%
Alabama19%
Tennessee19%

When the Booths reached Texas

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

Every Booth in the register

The Booths in the register, 1 to 13 of 13
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam BoothHill CountyTennessee1855
Andrew BoothShelby CountyGeorgia1845
Atwood BoothShelby CountyGeorgia1845
Braddus BoothJackson County1857
Ferdinand BoothDallas CountyVirginia1863
George BoothDavis CountyGeorgia1860
Isaac BoothShelby CountyAlabama1841
Labram BoothShelby CountyGeorgia1845
Moses BoothShelby CountyGeorgia1844
Sam BoothShelby CountyGeorgia1844
Seburn BoothShelby CountyGeorgia1839
Thomas BoothColorado CountyVirginia1854
William BoothCalhoun County1866

Booth genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Booth in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Shelby County holds 7 of the 13, Calhoun 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Booths in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (7), Virginia (2) and Alabama (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 Booth?

Shelby County (7), Calhoun County (1), Colorado County (1). In all, 13 registered across 7 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 Booth appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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