Buchanan · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Buchanan in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 10 freedmen

10 freedmen named Buchanan registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (5), Bexar County (3) and Bosque County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Maryland and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Buchanans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Buchanan registered, on the 1870 county map
10
Freedmen
4
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Buchanans registered

Texas counties where the Buchanans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County550%
Bexar County330%
Bosque County110%
McLennan County110%

Where the Buchanans were born

Birthplaces the Buchanans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia338%
Maryland225%
Texas225%
Tennessee113%

When the Buchanans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Buchanans
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
5
1850s
3
1860s
2

Every Buchanan in the register

The Buchanans in the register, 1 to 10 of 10
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham BuchananBexar CountyTexas1849
Arch BuchananHarrison CountyGeorgia1857
Edmund BuchananHarrison CountyGeorgia1859
Edward BuchananHarrison CountyMaryland1846
George BuchananBexar CountyTexas1844
Hnry BuchananBexar CountyMaryland1842
Jacob BuchananBosque County1863
James BuchananHarrison CountyTennessee1849
Silas BuchananHarrison CountyGeorgia1859
Simon BuchananMcLennan County1866

Buchanan genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Buchanan in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 5 of the 10, Bexar County 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Buchanans in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (3), Maryland (2) and Texas (2) 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 Buchanan?

Harrison County (5), Bexar County (3), Bosque County (1). In all, 10 registered across 4 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 Buchanan appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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