Burton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Burton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 36 freedmen

36 freedmen named Burton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (13), Colorado County (3) and Gonzales County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1829.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Burtons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Burton registered, on the 1870 county map
36
Freedmen
17
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1829
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Burtons registered

Texas counties where the Burtons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County1336%
Colorado County38%
Gonzales County38%
Austin County26%
Harrison County26%
Leon County26%
Anderson County13%
Brazoria County13%
Brazos County13%
Cherokee County13%
Collin County13%
Fayette County13%
Guadalupe County13%
Johnson County13%
McLennan County13%
Wharton County13%
Wood County13%

Where the Burtons were born

Birthplaces the Burtons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina735%
Georgia315%
Tennessee210%
Texas210%
Alabama15%
Louisiana15%
Mississippi15%
Missouri15%
South Carolina15%
Virginia15%

When the Burtons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Burtons
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
1
1840s
6
1850s
10
1860s
17

Every Burton in the register

The Burtons in the register, 1 to 36 of 36
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron BurtonCollin CountyMissouri1862
Abner BurtonFort Bend County1866
Abraham BurtonAustin CountyNorth Carolina1842
Adam BurtonFayette CountyNorth Carolina1845
Alexander BurtonGonzales County1852
Alfred BurtonGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
Charles BurtonHarrison CountyGeorgia1858
David BurtonMcLennan County
George BurtonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1860
George BurtonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1857
Harry BurtonGonzales County1856
Henry BurtonAnderson CountyMississippi1855
Henry BurtonFort Bend County1866
Henry BurtonFort Bend County1866
Hiram BurtonFort Bend CountyTexas1847
Hugh BurtonLeon CountyLouisiana1855
Isaiah BurtonFort Bend CountyAlabama1857
Isiah BurtonFort Bend County1866
Jack BurtonFort Bend County1839
Jackson BurtonColorado CountyGeorgia1847
James BurtonAustin CountyTexas1846
Joe BurtonFort Bend County1857
Joshua BurtonWood CountyNorth Carolina1861
Leonidas BurtonColorado CountyNorth Carolina1862
Moses BurtonFort Bend County1866
Ned BurtonFort Bend County1866
Philips BurtonCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Primeous BurtonFort Bend CountyNorth Carolina1847
Reddick BurtonFort Bend County1866
Reuben BurtonGonzales County1859
Sam R. BurtonWharton County1866
Samuel BurtonLeon CountyNorth Carolina1850
Stephen BurtonJohnson CountyVirginia1865
Walter W. BurtonFort Bend County1866
Will. BurtonBrazos County1829
William BurtonColorado CountyTennessee1863

Burton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Burton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 13 of the 36, Colorado County 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Burtons in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (7), Georgia (3) and Tennessee (2) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Burton?

Fort Bend County (13), Colorado County (3), Gonzales County (3). In all, 36 registered across 17 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 Burton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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