Bonaparte · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bonaparte in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Bonaparte registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1), Guadalupe County (1) and Hill County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bonapartes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bonaparte registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Bonapartes registered

Texas counties where the Bonapartes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County133%
Guadalupe County133%
Hill County133%

Where the Bonapartes were born

Birthplaces the Bonapartes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
North Carolina150%

When the Bonapartes reached Texas

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

Every Bonaparte in the register

The Bonapartes in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Levi BonaparteGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Lewis Napoleon BonaparteHill CountyGeorgia1854
Tom BonaparteBrazos County1864

Bonaparte genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bonaparte in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 3, Guadalupe 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 Bonapartes 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 Bonaparte?

Brazos County (1), Guadalupe County (1), Hill 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 Bonaparte appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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