Burrow · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Burrow in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Burrow registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (1) and Wharton County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Burrows registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Burrow registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Burrows registered

Texas counties where the Burrows registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County150%
Wharton County150%

When the Burrows reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Burrows
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Burrow in the register

The Burrows in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron BurrowFort Bend County1863
Benjamin BurrowWharton County1866

Burrow genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Burrow in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 1 of the 2, Wharton 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Burrow?

Fort Bend County (1), Wharton 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 Burrow appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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