Butcher · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Butcher in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Butcher registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (2), Harrison County (1) and Hays County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Alabama and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Butchers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Butcher registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
4
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Butchers registered

Texas counties where the Butchers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County240%
Harrison County120%
Hays County120%
Walker County120%

Where the Butchers were born

Birthplaces the Butchers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee240%
Alabama120%
Missouri120%
Virginia120%

When the Butchers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Butchers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
2

Every Butcher in the register

The Butchers in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron ButcherFreestone CountyAlabama1851
David ButcherHarrison CountyVirginia1854
Dennis ButcherWalker CountyMissouri1863
Dick ButcherFreestone CountyTennessee1852
Myer ButcherHays CountyTennessee1866

Butcher genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Butcher in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 2 of the 5, Harrison 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.

Where did the Butchers in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (2), Alabama (1) and Missouri (1) 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 Butcher?

Freestone County (2), Harrison County (1), Hays County (1). In all, 5 registered across 4 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 Butcher appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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