Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Dudley Bryson, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Dudley Bryson registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 3, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
23 years
In the county
about 1844
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

1844186018621864186618681870
In Brazoria County

Dudley Bryson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Dudley Bryson
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Brazoria County
23 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 7 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

African American genealogy in Brazoria County, Texas

Brazoria County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Brazoria CountyThe Bryson name in TexasBorn in KentuckySearch Brazoria County by name