Buckley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Buckley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Buckley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hill County (2), Dallas County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Buckleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Buckley registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Buckleys registered

Texas counties where the Buckleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hill County250%
Dallas County125%
Walker County125%

Where the Buckleys were born

Birthplaces the Buckleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia375%
Mississippi125%

When the Buckleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Buckleys
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
4

Every Buckley in the register

The Buckleys in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elick BuckleyHill CountyMississippi1863
H BuckleyHill CountyVirginia1862
Mack BuckleyWalker CountyVirginia
Wm. BuckleyDallas CountyVirginia1867

Buckley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Buckley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hill County holds 2 of the 4, Dallas 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 Buckleys in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (3) and Mississippi (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 Buckley?

Hill County (2), Dallas County (1), Walker County (1). In all, 4 registered across 3 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 Buckley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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