Bownds · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bownds in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Bownds registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Burleson County, reaching Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bowndses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bownds registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Bowndses registered

Texas counties where the Bowndses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County1100%

When the Bowndses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bowndses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Bownds in the register

The Bowndses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
N. BowndsBurleson County1854

Bownds genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bownds in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 1 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Bownds?

Burleson County (1). In all, 1 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 Bownds appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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