Busby · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Busby in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 15 freedmen

15 freedmen named Busby registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Tyler County (10) and Freestone County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, Kentucky and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Busbys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Busby registered, on the 1870 county map
15
Freedmen
2
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Busbys registered

Texas counties where the Busbys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Tyler County1067%
Freestone County533%

Where the Busbys were born

Birthplaces the Busbys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina853%
Kentucky427%
Texas213%
Mississippi17%

When the Busbys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Busbys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
5
1850s
10

Every Busby in the register

The Busbys in the register, 1 to 15 of 15
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anderson BusbyTyler CountySouth Carolina1852
Arthur BusbyTyler CountyMississippi1850
Charles BusbyTyler CountySouth Carolina1850
Daniel BusbyTyler CountySouth Carolina1850
Epham BusbyTyler CountySouth Carolina1851
George BusbyFreestone CountyKentucky1852
George BusbyTyler CountySouth Carolina1852
Horace BusbyFreestone CountyTexas1848
Jefferson BusbyFreestone CountyKentucky1849
Ralph BusbyFreestone CountyKentucky1849
Robb BusbyTyler CountySouth Carolina1855
Robert BusbyFreestone CountyKentucky1849
Robert BusbyTyler CountySouth Carolina1852
William BusbyTyler CountyTexas1848
York BusbyTyler CountySouth Carolina1851

Busby genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Busby in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Tyler County holds 10 of the 15, Freestone County 5. 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 Busbys in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (8), Kentucky (4) and Texas (2) 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 Busby?

Tyler County (10), Freestone County (5). In all, 15 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 Busby appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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