Waggoner · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Waggoner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Waggoner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1), Cherokee County (1) and McLennan County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Waggoners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Waggoner registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Waggoners registered

Texas counties where the Waggoners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County133%
Cherokee County133%
McLennan County133%

Where the Waggoners were born

Birthplaces the Waggoners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Missouri150%

When the Waggoners reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Waggoners
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
2

Variations of Waggoner

Every Waggoner in the register

The Waggoners in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry WaggonerAnderson CountyMissouri1846
Henry WaggonerCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Wyatt WaggonerMcLennan County1866

Waggoner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Waggoner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 3, Cherokee 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 look under Wagoner as well.

Where did the Waggoners in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Missouri (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 Waggoner?

Anderson County (1), Cherokee County (1), McLennan 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 Waggoner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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