Suggs · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Suggs in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Suggs registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (1), Freestone County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Kentucky and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Suggses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Suggs registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Suggses registered

Texas counties where the Suggses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County133%
Freestone County133%
Harrison County133%

Where the Suggses were born

Birthplaces the Suggses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Kentucky133%
North Carolina133%

When the Suggses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Suggses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Suggs in the register

The Suggses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin SuggsDavis CountyAlabama1855
Peter SuggsHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1849
Samuel SuggsFreestone CountyKentucky1867

Suggs genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Suggs in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 1 of the 3, Freestone 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.

Where did the Suggses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Kentucky (1) and North Carolina (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 Suggs?

Davis County (1), Freestone County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Suggs appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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