Scoggins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Scoggins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Scoggins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Scogginses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Scoggins registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Scogginses registered

Texas counties where the Scogginses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County150%
Fort Bend County150%

When the Scogginses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Scogginses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Scoggins in the register

The Scogginses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben ScogginsFort Bend County1866
John ScogginsBrazos County1850

Scoggins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Scoggins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 2, Fort Bend 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Scoggins?

Brazos County (1), Fort Bend 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 Scoggins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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