Bland · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bland in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Bland registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (3). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Blands registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bland registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
1839
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Blands registered

Texas counties where the Blands registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County3100%

When the Blands reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Blands
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
2

Every Bland in the register

The Blands in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anderson BlandFort Bend County1842
Thomas BlandFort Bend County1839
Tom BlandFort Bend County1846

Bland genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bland in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 3 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Bland?

Fort Bend County (3). In all, 3 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Bland appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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