Buker · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Buker in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Buker registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Karnes County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bukers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Buker registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Bukers registered

Texas counties where the Bukers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Karnes County1100%

Where the Bukers were born

Birthplaces the Bukers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Bukers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bukers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Buker in the register

The Bukers in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ransom BukerKarnes CountyMississippi1853

Buker genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Buker in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Karnes 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 Bukers in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Buker?

Karnes 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 Buker appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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