Bradshaw · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bradshaw in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 10 freedmen

10 freedmen named Bradshaw registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Colorado County (3), Bexar County (1) and Bosque County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Missouri and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bradshaws registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bradshaw registered, on the 1870 county map
10
Freedmen
8
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Bradshaws registered

Texas counties where the Bradshaws registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County330%
Bexar County110%
Bosque County110%
Fort Bend County110%
Goliad County110%
Guadalupe County110%
Hill County110%
McLennan County110%

Where the Bradshaws were born

Birthplaces the Bradshaws reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina467%
Missouri117%
Tennessee117%

When the Bradshaws reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bradshaws
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
4
1860s
6

Every Bradshaw in the register

The Bradshaws in the register, 1 to 10 of 10
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ambros BradshawGoliad County1855
Anthony BradshawMcLennan County1866
Caldwell BradshawBexar CountyNorth Carolina1858
Charles BradshawGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
Green BradshawColorado CountyNorth Carolina1861
Henry BradshawBosque County1864
James L. BradshawHill CountyMissouri1863
Ramsey BradshawColorado CountyNorth Carolina1859
Rufus BradshawFort Bend County1860
William BradshawColorado CountyNorth Carolina1859

Bradshaw genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bradshaw in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 3 of the 10, 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 Bradshaws in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (4), Missouri (1) and Tennessee (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 Bradshaw?

Colorado County (3), Bexar County (1), Bosque County (1). In all, 10 registered across 8 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 Bradshaw appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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