Buckner · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Buckner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 10 freedmen

10 freedmen named Buckner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Falls County (2), Leon County (2) and Austin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, Alabama and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Buckners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Buckner registered, on the 1870 county map
10
Freedmen
8
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Buckners registered

Texas counties where the Buckners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County220%
Leon County220%
Austin County110%
Collin County110%
Colorado County110%
Goliad County110%
Houston County110%
Walker County110%

Where the Buckners were born

Birthplaces the Buckners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky229%
Alabama114%
Louisiana114%
Mississippi114%
North Carolina114%
Virginia114%

When the Buckners reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Buckners
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
5

Every Buckner in the register

The Buckners in the register, 1 to 10 of 10
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert BucknerCollin CountyKentucky1846
Bob BucknerHouston CountyNorth Carolina1851
Charles BucknerGoliad County1846
Harry BucknerFalls County
Henry BucknerAustin CountyAlabama1859
Horrace BucknerLeon CountyVirginia1859
Joseph BucknerColorado CountyKentucky1851
Richard BucknerLeon CountyMississippi1857
Richard BucknerWalker CountyLouisiana
Willis BucknerFalls County

Buckner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Buckner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 2 of the 10, Leon County 2. 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 Buckners in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (2), Alabama (1) and Louisiana (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 Buckner?

Falls County (2), Leon County (2), Austin County (1). In all, 10 registered across 8 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 Buckner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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