Burn · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Burn in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Burn registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in San Augustine County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Burns registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Burn registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Burns registered

Texas counties where the Burns registered
CountyFreedmen%
San Augustine County3100%

Where the Burns were born

Birthplaces the Burns reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama267%
North Carolina133%

When the Burns reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Burns
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Variations of Burn

Every Burn in the register

The Burns in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Amos BurnSan Augustine CountyNorth Carolina1866
Gabriel BurnSan Augustine CountyAlabama1866
Isaak BurnSan Augustine CountyAlabama

Burn genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Burn in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. San Augustine County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Burns as well.

Where did the Burns in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) and 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 Burn?

San Augustine County (3). In all, 3 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 Burn appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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