Burten · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Burten in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Burten registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Burtens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Burten registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Burtens registered

Texas counties where the Burtens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County2100%

When the Burtens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Burtens
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Burten in the register

The Burtens in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jacob BurtenFort Bend County1866
Richard BurtenFort Bend County1866

Burten genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Burten in Texas?

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

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Burten?

Fort Bend County (2). In all, 2 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 Burten appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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