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Butler in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 55 freedmen

55 freedmen named Butler registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Anderson County (7), Austin County (6) and Galveston County (6). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Mississippi and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Butlers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Butler registered, on the 1870 county map
55
Freedmen
19
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Butlers registered

Texas counties where the Butlers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County713%
Austin County611%
Galveston County611%
Harrison County611%
Walker County611%
Brazos County47%
Brazoria County35%
Fort Bend County35%
McLennan County35%
Wharton County24%
Bastrop County12%
Bexar County12%
Burleson County12%
Colorado County12%
Falls County12%
Fayette County12%
Gonzales County12%
Maverick County12%
San Saba County12%

Where the Butlers were born

Birthplaces the Butlers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama619%
Mississippi619%
Texas516%
Virginia516%
Louisiana39%
Maryland39%
Georgia26%
Kentucky13%
South Carolina13%

When the Butlers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Butlers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
15
1850s
14
1860s
25

Every Butler in the register

The Butlers in the register, 1 to 50 of 55
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram ButlerHarrison CountyTexas1848
Albert ButlerBrazos County1849
Alexander ButlerAnderson CountyLouisiana1864
Andrew ButlerFalls County
Benjamin ButlerGalveston County1861
Caleb ButlerWharton County1866
Calvin ButlerGalveston County1851
Chatman ButlerMcLennan County1866
Christopher ButlerHarrison CountyGeorgia1855
David ButlerAnderson CountyMississippi1857
Davy ButlerFort Bend County1855
Elbert ButlerHarrison CountyGeorgia1849
Election ButlerBrazoria CountyKentucky1860
G. ButlerBurleson County1862
George ButlerAnderson CountyAlabama1849
Hartwell ButlerWalker CountyVirginia1841
Hilton ButlerAnderson CountyMississippi1854
Isreal ButlerMcLennan County1866
Jack ButlerHarrison CountyAlabama1848
James ButlerBrazoria CountyVirginia1857
James ButlerBrazos County1861
James ButlerGalveston County1867
James ButlerHarrison CountyMississippi1847
James ButlerMaverick County1867
Jermis ButlerAustin CountyTexas1840
Jesse ButlerWalker CountyVirginia1863
Jim ButlerBrazos County1848
Joe ButlerGonzales County1844
Joseph ButlerBexar CountyMaryland1864
Joseph ButlerWalker CountyTexas
Leonard ButlerAustin CountyLouisiana1861
Mack ButlerBastrop CountyAlabama1845
Mack ButlerMcLennan County1866
Mott ButlerBrazoria CountyLouisiana1862
Noah ButlerFayette CountyTexas1842
Peter ButlerAustin CountyAlabama1853
Pinkney ButlerWalker CountySouth Carolina1859
Ramson ButlerAnderson CountyAlabama1852
Riley ButlerAustin CountyMaryland1867
Robert ButlerAustin CountyAlabama1853
Sam ButlerAnderson CountyMississippi1854
Shelton ButlerFort Bend County1846
Silas ButlerAnderson CountyMississippi1857
Spencer ButlerHarrison CountyVirginia1849
Stephen ButlerFort Bend County1846
Wes ButlerWharton County1866
Westley ButlerColorado CountyMississippi1864
Whitfield ButlerGalveston County1851
William ButlerAustin CountyVirginia1856
William ButlerGalveston County1862

Butler genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Butler in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 7 of the 55, Austin County 6. 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 Butlers in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (6), Mississippi (6) and Texas (5) 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 Butler?

Anderson County (7), Austin County (6), Galveston County (6). In all, 55 registered across 19 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 Butler appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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