Bradley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bradley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 21 freedmen

21 freedmen named Bradley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (3), Brazos County (2) and Davis County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bradleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bradley registered, on the 1870 county map
21
Freedmen
15
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Bradleys registered

Where the Bradleys were born

Birthplaces the Bradleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee429%
Virginia321%
Alabama214%
North Carolina214%
Georgia17%
Kentucky17%
South Carolina17%

When the Bradleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bradleys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
9
1860s
9

Every Bradley in the register

The Bradleys in the register, 1 to 21 of 21
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alford BradleyFreestone CountyAlabama1867
B. W. BradleyBurleson County1860
Charles BradleyComal CountyTennessee1855
Cupid BradleyFalls County
David BradleyFalls County
David BradleyHarrison CountyVirginia1847
Edmmund BradleyAnderson CountyTennessee1851
Ephraim BradleyHarrison CountyTennessee1847
Frank BradleyBrazos County1853
Guilford BradleyVan Zandt CountyAlabama1859
Isam BradleyTarrant CountyNorth Carolina1864
James BradleyWalker CountyNorth Carolina1853
Jerry BradleyHouston County
Jesse BradleyDavis CountyVirginia1863
Marcus BradleyDavis CountySouth Carolina1858
Moses BradleyJackson County1862
Peter BradleyBrazoria CountyKentucky1851
Robert BradleyAustin CountyVirginia1861
Sam BradleyBrazos County1851
Solomon BradleyFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
William BradleyHarrison CountyTennessee1850

Bradley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bradley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 3 of the 21, Brazos County 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.

Where did the Bradleys in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (4), Virginia (3) and Alabama (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 Bradley?

Harrison County (3), Brazos County (2), Davis County (2). In all, 21 registered across 15 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 Bradley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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