Logan · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Logan in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 12 freedmen

12 freedmen named Logan registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Austin County (2), Falls County (2) and Bosque County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1834.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Logans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Logan registered, on the 1870 county map
12
Freedmen
10
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1834
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Logans registered

Where the Logans were born

Birthplaces the Logans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama233%
Georgia117%
Kentucky117%
Texas117%
Virginia117%

When the Logans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Logans
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1
1850s
2
1860s
6

Every Logan in the register

The Logans in the register, 1 to 12 of 12
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Asberry LoganFalls County
Berry LoganFayette CountyAlabama1852
Daniel LoganBosque County1860
Edmond LoganAustin CountyGeorgia1834
Grennville LoganFort Bend County1866
John LoganShelby CountyVirginia1862
Linsey LoganBurleson County1864
Martin LoganAustin CountyTexas1840
Spencer LoganCameron CountyAlabama1865
Spencer LoganWalker CountyKentucky1850
Wade LoganFalls County
William LoganKendall County1862

Logan genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Logan in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 2 of the 12, Falls County 2. 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 Logans in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), Georgia (1) and Kentucky (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Logan?

Austin County (2), Falls County (2), Bosque County (1). In all, 12 registered across 10 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 Logan appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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