Botts · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Botts in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Botts registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Kendall County, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bottses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Botts registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Bottses registered

Texas counties where the Bottses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Kendall County1100%

When the Bottses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bottses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Botts in the register

The Bottses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred BottsKendall County1857

Botts genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Botts in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Kendall 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Botts?

Kendall 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 Botts appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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