Wagner · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wagner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Wagner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1), Galveston County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wagners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wagner registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Wagners registered

Texas counties where the Wagners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County133%
Galveston County133%
Harrison County133%

Where the Wagners were born

Birthplaces the Wagners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
North Carolina150%

When the Wagners reached Texas

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

Every Wagner in the register

The Wagners in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander WagnerBastrop CountyGeorgia1863
Alford WagnerGalveston County1857
John WagnerHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1855

Wagner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wagner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 3, Galveston 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 Wagners in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Wagner?

Bastrop County (1), Galveston 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 Wagner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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