Boss · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Boss in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Boss registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fayette County and reported Arkansas as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bosses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Boss registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Bosses registered

Texas counties where the Bosses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County1100%

Where the Bosses were born

Birthplaces the Bosses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas1100%

When the Bosses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bosses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Boss in the register

The Bosses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Robert BossFayette CountyArkansas1851

Boss genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Boss in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 1 of the 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 Bosses in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (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 Boss?

Fayette County (1). In all, 1 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 Boss appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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