Rogers · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rogers in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 44 freedmen

44 freedmen named Rogers registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazos County (4), Harrison County (4) and Falls County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Virginia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1829.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rogerses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rogers registered, on the 1870 county map
44
Freedmen
27
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1829
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Rogerses registered

Texas counties where the Rogerses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County49%
Harrison County49%
Falls County37%
Fayette County37%
Fort Bend County37%
Brazoria County25%
Colorado County25%
Galveston County25%
Walker County25%
Wharton County25%
Angelina County12%
Austin County12%
Bowie County12%
Calhoun County12%
Dallas County12%
Davis County12%
Freestone County12%
Goliad County12%
Guadalupe County12%
Hays County12%
Leon County12%
McLennan County12%
Newton County12%
Nueces County12%
Starr County12%
Wilson County12%
Wood County12%

Where the Rogerses were born

Birthplaces the Rogerses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee829%
Virginia518%
Mississippi414%
South Carolina414%
Georgia311%
Louisiana14%
Maryland14%
North Carolina14%
Texas14%

When the Rogerses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rogerses
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
4
1840s
4
1850s
11
1860s
21

Every Rogers in the register

The Rogerses in the register, 1 to 44 of 44
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alex RogersFayette CountyMississippi1842
Alick RogersFort Bend County1866
Allen RogersBrazos County1866
Argmili RogersDallas CountyTennessee1867
Captin RogersFalls County
Charley RogersWharton County1866
Edward RogersHarrison CountySouth Carolina1853
Frederick RogersGalveston County1866
Frederick RogersHays CountyMississippi1866
George RogersHarrison CountyGeorgia1849
Harrison RogersGalveston County1865
Henry RogersFalls County
Henry RogersStarr CountySouth Carolina1864
Hilliard RogersHarrison CountyTennessee1848
Hiram RogersBrazoria CountyTennessee1829
Isaac RogersFreestone CountyTennessee1867
Isaac RogersWalker CountyVirginia1837
Isam RogersAngelina CountyVirginia1852
Jack RogersLeon CountySouth Carolina1860
Jacob RogersGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
James RogersNewton CountyLouisiana1850
James RogersNueces CountyTennessee1861
James RogersWilson CountyMississippi1864
Jesse RogersFayette CountyVirginia1838
Jim RogersColorado CountyVirginia1866
Jim RogersFort Bend CountyTexas1845
Joe RogersBrazos County1863
John RogersFalls County
Levi RogersHarrison CountyMaryland1855
Mingo RogersWalker CountySouth Carolina1860
Monday RogersBrazoria CountyGeorgia1839
Nelson RogersWood CountyTennessee1853
Oscar RogersBowie CountyGeorgia1857
Pryor RogersDavis CountyTennessee1863
Sam RogersWharton County1867
Sam. RogersCalhoun County1866
Sidney RogersColorado CountyTennessee1853
Thomas RogersGoliad County1855
Tilford RogersMcLennan County1866
Tom RogersFort Bend County1866
Vol RogersFayette CountyMississippi1838
William RogersBrazos County1851
William RogersBrazos County1854
Winn RogersAustin CountyVirginia1851

Rogers genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rogers in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 4 of the 44, Harrison County 4. 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 Rogerses in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (8), Virginia (5) and Mississippi (4) 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 Rogers?

Brazos County (4), Harrison County (4), Falls County (3). In all, 44 registered across 27 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 Rogers appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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