Wagoner · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wagoner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Wagoner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (3), Van Zandt County (2) and Anderson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Arkansas and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1831.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wagoners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wagoner registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
4
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1831
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Wagoners registered

Texas counties where the Wagoners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County343%
Van Zandt County229%
Anderson County114%
Johnson County114%

Where the Wagoners were born

Birthplaces the Wagoners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama343%
Arkansas229%
Missouri114%
North Carolina114%

When the Wagoners reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wagoners
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
1
1860s
5

Every Wagoner in the register

The Wagoners in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
G WagonerJohnson CountyMissouri1855
Isaac WagonerCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Jo. WagonerCherokee CountyAlabama1866
John WagonerVan Zandt CountyArkansas1863
Riley WagonerCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Sam WagonerAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1831
William WagonerVan Zandt CountyArkansas1866

Wagoner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wagoner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 3 of the 7, Van Zandt County 2. 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 Wagoners in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3), Arkansas (2) 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 Wagoner?

Cherokee County (3), Van Zandt County (2), Anderson County (1). In all, 7 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 Wagoner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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