Buggs · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Buggs in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Buggs registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Houston County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Buggses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Buggs registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Buggses registered

Texas counties where the Buggses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Houston County1100%

Where the Buggses were born

Birthplaces the Buggses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Buggses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Buggses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Buggs in the register

The Buggses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Phil BuggsHouston CountyTennessee1863

Buggs genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Buggs in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Houston County holds 1 of the 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 Buggses in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (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 Buggs?

Houston County (1). In all, 1 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 Buggs appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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