Buoy · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Buoy in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Buoy registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Atascosa County and reported North Carolina as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Buoys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Buoy registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Buoys registered

Texas counties where the Buoys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Atascosa County1100%

Where the Buoys were born

Birthplaces the Buoys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina1100%

When the Buoys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Buoys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Buoy in the register

The Buoys in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David BuoyAtascosa CountyNorth Carolina1855

Buoy genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Buoy in Texas?

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

They reported North 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 Buoy?

Atascosa 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 Buoy appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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