Scraggins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Scraggins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Scraggins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (3). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Scragginses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Scraggins registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Scragginses registered

Texas counties where the Scragginses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County3100%

When the Scragginses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Scragginses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
1

Every Scraggins in the register

The Scragginses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George ScragginsBrazos County1850
Reubew ScragginsBrazos County1852
Richard ScragginsBrazos County1866

Scraggins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Scraggins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 3 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Scraggins?

Brazos County (3). In all, 3 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Scraggins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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