Bradford · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bradford in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 16 freedmen

16 freedmen named Bradford registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (4), Cherokee County (3) and Anderson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Texas and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bradfords registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bradford registered, on the 1870 county map
16
Freedmen
9
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Bradfords registered

Texas counties where the Bradfords registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County425%
Cherokee County319%
Anderson County213%
Galveston County213%
Brazos County16%
Harrison County16%
Jefferson County16%
Leon County16%
Medina County16%

Where the Bradfords were born

Birthplaces the Bradfords reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama327%
Texas327%
Mississippi218%
South Carolina218%
Virginia19%

When the Bradfords reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bradfords
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4
1850s
5
1860s
7

Every Bradford in the register

The Bradfords in the register, 1 to 16 of 16
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alec BradfordAustin CountyTexas1842
Allen BradfordGalveston County1864
Aron BradfordCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Bezar BradfordCherokee CountyTexas1866
Bob BradfordCherokee CountyTexas1866
Bostic BradfordJefferson County1848
Daniel BradfordHarrison CountyVirginia1852
Henry BradfordLeon CountyMississippi1864
Jacob BradfordBrazos County1863
James BradfordAustin CountyMississippi1854
John BradfordAnderson CountyAlabama1859
Samuel BradfordMedina County1844
Simon BradfordAnderson CountySouth Carolina1859
William BradfordGalveston County1864
Wilson BradfordAustin CountySouth Carolina1854
Wilson BradfordAustin CountyAlabama1840

Bradford genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bradford in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 4 of the 16, Cherokee County 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.

Where did the Bradfords in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3), Texas (3) and Mississippi (2) 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 Bradford?

Austin County (4), Cherokee County (3), Anderson County (2). In all, 16 registered across 9 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 Bradford appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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