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Bird in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 19 freedmen

19 freedmen named Bird registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in McLennan County (4), Caldwell County (3) and Brazoria County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, Alabama and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Birds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bird registered, on the 1870 county map
19
Freedmen
10
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Birds registered

Texas counties where the Birds registered
CountyFreedmen%
McLennan County421%
Caldwell County316%
Brazoria County211%
Burleson County211%
Davis County211%
Galveston County211%
Fayette County15%
Harrison County15%
Leon County15%
Madison County15%

Where the Birds were born

Birthplaces the Birds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi327%
Alabama218%
Texas218%
Florida19%
Georgia19%
North Carolina19%
Virginia19%

When the Birds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Birds
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
7
1860s
8

Every Bird in the register

The Birds in the register, 1 to 19 of 19
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin BirdHarrison CountyGeorgia1853
Chester BirdCaldwell CountyTexas1866
Colbert BirdCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Daniel BirdGalveston County1864
Frank BirdDavis CountyMississippi1850
George BirdFayette CountyVirginia1858
Irvin BirdGalveston County1858
Isam BirdBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1859
Jesse BirdMcLennan County
John BirdBurleson County
Lee BirdCaldwell CountyTexas1866
Miles BirdLeon CountyAlabama1857
Monday BirdDavis CountyMississippi1867
Robert BirdMadison CountyAlabama1849
Samuel BirdMcLennan County1866
Seab BirdMcLennan County1866
Solomon BirdBrazoria CountyFlorida1840
T.B. BirdMcLennan County1866
W. BirdBurleson County1850

Bird genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bird in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. McLennan County holds 4 of the 19, Caldwell 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 Birds in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (3), Alabama (2) and Texas (2) 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 Bird?

McLennan County (4), Caldwell County (3), Brazoria County (2). In all, 19 registered across 10 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 Bird appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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