Rucker · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rucker in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 26 freedmen

26 freedmen named Rucker registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Hood County (4), Brazos County (3) and Brazoria County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1835.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ruckers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rucker registered, on the 1870 county map
26
Freedmen
13
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1835
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Ruckers registered

Texas counties where the Ruckers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hood County415%
Brazos County312%
Brazoria County28%
Colorado County28%
Fayette County28%
Galveston County28%
Goliad County28%
Harrison County28%
Hays County28%
Wharton County28%
Austin County14%
Burleson County14%
Tarrant County14%

Where the Ruckers were born

Birthplaces the Ruckers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee747%
Alabama213%
Mississippi213%
Virginia213%
Arkansas17%
Georgia17%

When the Ruckers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ruckers
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
2
1850s
8
1860s
8

Every Rucker in the register

The Ruckers in the register, 1 to 26 of 26
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A RuckerTarrant CountyTennessee1852
Abram RuckerBrazoria County
Abram RuckerBrazoria CountyVirginia1860
Bob RuckerFayette CountyMississippi1858
Claiton RuckerGalveston County1859
David RuckerAustin CountyTennessee1835
David RuckerHood CountyTennessee
Emanuel RuckerBrazos County1837
Esquire RuckerHays CountyTennessee1866
Grant. RuckerBrazos County1850
Joe RuckerWharton County1866
Jordan RuckerHarrison CountyAlabama1849
Jordan RuckerHarrison CountyAlabama1849
Joseph RuckerColorado CountyGeorgia1859
Joseph RuckerColorado CountyMississippi1860
King RuckerBrazos County1837
L. RuckerBurleson County1863
Lee RuckerGoliad County1853
Matt RuckerGalveston County1861
Nat RuckerGoliad County1853
Philip RuckerWharton County1866
Reuben RuckerHood CountyArkansas
V. RuckerHood CountyTennessee
William RuckerHood CountyTennessee
Wyatt RuckerFayette CountyVirginia1855
Zack RuckerHays CountyTennessee1866

Rucker genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rucker in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hood County holds 4 of the 26, Brazos County 3. 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 Ruckers in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (7), Alabama (2) and Mississippi (2) 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 Rucker?

Hood County (4), Brazos County (3), Brazoria County (2). In all, 26 registered across 13 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 Rucker appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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