Buck · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Buck in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Buck registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (2) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bucks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Buck registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Bucks registered

Texas counties where the Bucks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County267%
Fort Bend County133%

Where the Bucks were born

Birthplaces the Bucks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
South Carolina150%

When the Bucks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bucks
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2

Every Buck in the register

The Bucks in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James BuckAustin CountySouth Carolina1850
Peter BuckFort Bend County1859
Servis BuckAustin CountyLouisiana1849

Buck genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Buck in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 2 of the 3, Fort Bend 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 Bucks in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1) and South Carolina (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 Buck?

Austin County (2), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 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 Buck appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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