Bowleg · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bowleg in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Bowleg registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cameron County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Florida. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1865.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bowlegs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bowleg registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Florida
Largest birthplace
1865
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Bowlegs registered

Texas counties where the Bowlegs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cameron County3100%

Where the Bowlegs were born

Birthplaces the Bowlegs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Florida3100%

When the Bowlegs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bowlegs
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
3

Variations of Bowleg

Every Bowleg in the register

The Bowlegs in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aleck BowlegCameron CountyFlorida1866
Friday BowlegCameron CountyFlorida1866
Thomas BowlegCameron CountyFlorida1865

Bowleg genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bowleg in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cameron County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Bowler as well.

Where did the Bowlegs in Texas come from?

They reported Florida (3) 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 Bowleg?

Cameron County (3). In all, 3 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 Bowleg appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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