Moton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Moton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Moton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (1) and Burleson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Motons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Moton registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Motons registered

Texas counties where the Motons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County150%
Burleson County150%

Where the Motons were born

Birthplaces the Motons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Motons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Motons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Moton in the register

The Motons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Allen MotonBrazoria CountyTexas1840
Solomon MotonBurleson County1854

Moton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Moton in Texas?

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

They reported Texas (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 Moton?

Brazoria County (1), Burleson 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 Moton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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