Butlar · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Butlar in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Butlar registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Butlars registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Butlar registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Butlars registered

Texas counties where the Butlars registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County150%
Brazos County150%

Where the Butlars were born

Birthplaces the Butlars reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana1100%

When the Butlars reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Butlars
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Butlar in the register

The Butlars in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John ButlarBrazos County1863
Richard ButlarAustin CountyLouisiana1866

Butlar genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Butlar in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 2, Brazos 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 Butlars in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (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 Butlar?

Austin County (1), Brazos County (1). In all, 2 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 Butlar appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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