Burleson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Burleson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 14 freedmen

14 freedmen named Burleson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (6), Caldwell County (2) and Gonzales County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Burlesons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Burleson registered, on the 1870 county map
14
Freedmen
6
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Burlesons registered

Texas counties where the Burlesons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County643%
Caldwell County214%
Gonzales County214%
Hays County214%
Falls County17%
Fayette County17%

Where the Burlesons were born

Birthplaces the Burlesons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas436%
Georgia327%
Tennessee218%
Mississippi19%
Virginia19%

When the Burlesons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Burlesons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
5
1850s
2
1860s
5

Every Burleson in the register

The Burlesons in the register, 1 to 14 of 14
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam BurlesonCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Adam BurlesonFayette CountyTennessee1854
Charles BurlesonBastrop CountyGeorgia1845
George BurlesonGonzales County1843
Henry BurlesonBastrop CountyTexas1837
Henry BurlesonBastrop CountyTexas1847
Henry BurlesonBastrop CountyVirginia1862
Isic BurlesonBastrop CountyTexas1844
James BurlesonFalls County
Oliver BurlesonHays CountyGeorgia1866
Richmond BurlesonBastrop CountyTexas1850
Robert BurlesonCaldwell CountyMississippi1867
Robert BurlesonHays CountyGeorgia1866
Sam BurlesonGonzales County1846

Burleson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Burleson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 6 of the 14, Caldwell 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 Burlesons in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (4), Georgia (3) and Tennessee (2) 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 Burleson?

Bastrop County (6), Caldwell County (2), Gonzales County (2). In all, 14 registered across 6 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 Burleson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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