Button · Texas · 1867 voter registration
Button in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen
2 freedmen named Button registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bexar County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.
- 2
- Freedmen
- 2
- Counties
- Missouri
- Largest birthplace
- 1851
- Earliest arrival
- 1850s
- Fullest decade
Where the Buttons registered
| County | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Bexar County | 1 | 50% |
| Fort Bend County | 1 | 50% |
Where the Buttons were born
| Birthplace | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 1 | 100% |
When the Buttons reached Texas
| Decade | Freedmen |
|---|---|
| 1850s | 2 |
Every Button in the register
| Name | County | Birthplace | Reached Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Button | Bexar County | Missouri | 1853 |
| Robert Button | Fort Bend County | 1851 |
Button genealogy in Texas
How do I find an ancestor named Button in Texas?
Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 2, Fort Bend 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 Buttons in Texas come from?
They reported 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 Button?
Bexar County (1), Fort Bend 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 Button appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.
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