Buttler · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Buttler in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Buttler registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (2) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Buttlers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Buttler registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Buttlers registered

Texas counties where the Buttlers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County267%
Guadalupe County133%

Where the Buttlers were born

Birthplaces the Buttlers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky1100%

When the Buttlers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Buttlers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
2

Variations of Buttler

Every Buttler in the register

The Buttlers in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jefferson ButtlerGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
Samuel ButtlerGalveston County1862
Willis ButtlerGalveston County1843

Buttler genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Buttler in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 2 of the 3, Guadalupe 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 look under Butler as well.

Where did the Buttlers in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (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 Buttler?

Galveston County (2), Guadalupe County (1). In all, 3 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 Buttler appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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