Bush · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bush in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 17 freedmen

17 freedmen named Bush registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Dallas County (4), Brazoria County (3) and Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, North Carolina and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bushes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bush registered, on the 1870 county map
17
Freedmen
11
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Bushes registered

Texas counties where the Bushes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Dallas County424%
Brazoria County318%
Harrison County212%
Austin County16%
Burleson County16%
Fort Bend County16%
Galveston County16%
Gonzales County16%
McLennan County16%
San Augustine County16%
Tarrant County16%

Where the Bushes were born

Birthplaces the Bushes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky754%
North Carolina215%
Texas215%
Alabama18%
Georgia18%

When the Bushes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bushes
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
2
1850s
6
1860s
7

Every Bush in the register

The Bushes in the register, 1 to 17 of 17
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anderson BushMcLennan County1866
Arthur BushBrazoria CountyGeorgia1837
Benjamin BushBrazoria CountyKentucky1862
Booker BushBrazoria CountyTexas1838
Duke BushTarrant CountyNorth Carolina1854
Ed. BushDallas CountyKentucky1857
Edmund BushDallas CountyKentucky1850
George BushFort Bend County1866
George BushHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Henry BushGonzales County1861
Hice BushGalveston CountyKentucky1866
J. BushBurleson County1855
Jack BushAustin CountyNorth Carolina1849
Jack BushDallas CountyKentucky1857
Jordan BushHarrison CountyKentucky1862
Nero BushSan Augustine CountyTexas
Scott BushDallas CountyKentucky1855

Bush genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bush in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Dallas County holds 4 of the 17, Brazoria 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 Bushes in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (7), North Carolina (2) 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 Bush?

Dallas County (4), Brazoria County (3), Harrison County (2). In all, 17 registered across 11 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 Bush appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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