Brackston · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Brackston in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Brackston registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1856.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Brackstons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brackston registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1856
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Brackstons registered

Texas counties where the Brackstons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County2100%

When the Brackstons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brackstons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Brackston in the register

The Brackstons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
L. BrackstonBurleson County1856
W. BrackstonBurleson County1863

Brackston genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brackston in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Brackston?

Burleson County (2). In all, 2 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 Brackston appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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