Vaughan · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Vaughan in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Vaughan registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (3), Davis County (3) and Bowie County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Vaughans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Vaughan registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
4
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Vaughans registered

Texas counties where the Vaughans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County338%
Davis County338%
Bowie County113%
Walker County113%

Where the Vaughans were born

Birthplaces the Vaughans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia563%
Alabama113%
Tennessee113%
Virginia113%

When the Vaughans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Vaughans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
6
1860s
2

Every Vaughan in the register

The Vaughans in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alic VaughanDavis CountyGeorgia1854
Hadley VaughanBastrop CountyTennessee1863
Henry Dee VaughanBastrop CountyGeorgia1855
Jordan Dee VaughanBastrop CountyGeorgia1855
Jorden VaughanDavis CountyGeorgia1854
Larkin VaughanDavis CountyAlabama1862
Peter VaughanBowie CountyVirginia1858
Soloman VaughanWalker CountyGeorgia1857

Vaughan genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Vaughan in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 3 of the 8, Davis 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 Vaughans in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (5), Alabama (1) and Tennessee (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 Vaughan?

Bastrop County (3), Davis County (3), Bowie County (1). In all, 8 registered across 4 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 Vaughan appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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