Burk · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Burk in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Burk registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (1) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1867.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Burks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Burk registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1867
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Burks registered

Texas counties where the Burks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County150%
Galveston County150%

Where the Burks were born

Birthplaces the Burks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Burks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Burks
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Variations of Burk

Every Burk in the register

The Burks in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David BurkFreestone CountyTennessee1867
James BurkGalveston County

Burk genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Burk in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 1 of the 2, Galveston 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 look under Burke and Burks as well.

Where did the Burks 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 Burk?

Freestone County (1), Galveston County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Burk appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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