Rodgers · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rodgers in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 16 freedmen

16 freedmen named Rodgers registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Galveston County (3), Colorado County (2) and DeWitt County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Maryland. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rodgerses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rodgers registered, on the 1870 county map
16
Freedmen
10
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Rodgerses registered

Texas counties where the Rodgerses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County319%
Colorado County213%
DeWitt County213%
Hunt County213%
Wharton County213%
Comal County16%
Dallas County16%
Fort Bend County16%
Gonzales County16%
Guadalupe County16%

Where the Rodgerses were born

Birthplaces the Rodgerses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama222%
Georgia222%
Maryland111%
Mississippi111%
North Carolina111%
Tennessee111%
Virginia111%

When the Rodgerses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rodgerses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
6
1860s
8

Every Rodgers in the register

The Rodgerses in the register, 1 to 16 of 16
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred RodgersDallas CountyMaryland1862
Beu RodgersComal CountyGeorgia1855
Daniel RodgersHunt CountyGeorgia1865
Frank RodgersColorado CountyAlabama1855
George RodgersDeWitt CountyMississippi1857
Henry RodgersGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
John RodgersGalveston County1845
John RodgersGonzales County1843
Pleassant RodgersGalveston CountyAlabama1867
Sam RodgersDeWitt County1856
Samy RodgersFort Bend County1866
Squire RodgersColorado CountyNorth Carolina1852
Stephen RodgersWharton County1866
Thomas RodgersGalveston County1865
Washington RodgersHunt CountyVirginia1853
William RodgersWharton County1866

Rodgers genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rodgers in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 3 of the 16, Colorado 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 Rodgerses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), Georgia (2) and Maryland (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 Rodgers?

Galveston County (3), Colorado County (2), DeWitt County (2). In all, 16 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 Rodgers appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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