Burr · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Burr in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Burr registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burnet County (1), Comal County (1) and Gonzales County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Burrs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Burr registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Burrs registered

Texas counties where the Burrs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burnet County133%
Comal County133%
Gonzales County133%

Where the Burrs were born

Birthplaces the Burrs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
Missouri150%

When the Burrs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Burrs
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
2

Every Burr in the register

The Burrs in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron BurrGonzales County1843
Bedford BurrComal CountyKentucky1863
Green BurrBurnet CountyMissouri1866

Burr genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Burr in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burnet County holds 1 of the 3, Comal 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Burrs in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1) and Missouri (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 Burr?

Burnet County (1), Comal County (1), Gonzales County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Burr appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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