Bradfield · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bradfield in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Bradfield registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2) and Bexar County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Florida, Kentucky and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bradfields registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bradfield registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Florida
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Bradfields registered

Texas counties where the Bradfields registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County267%
Bexar County133%

Where the Bradfields were born

Birthplaces the Bradfields reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Florida133%
Kentucky133%
North Carolina133%

When the Bradfields reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bradfields
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2

Every Bradfield in the register

The Bradfields in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James BradfieldHarrison CountyFlorida1846
Solomon BradfieldBexar CountyKentucky1855
William BradfieldHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1850

Bradfield genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bradfield in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 2 of the 3, Bexar 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 Bradfields in Texas come from?

They reported Florida (1), Kentucky (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 Bradfield?

Harrison County (2), Bexar County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 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 Bradfield appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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