Brady · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Brady in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Brady registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Caldwell County (3), Jackson County (2) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bradys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brady registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
3
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Bradys registered

Texas counties where the Bradys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County350%
Jackson County233%
Colorado County117%

Where the Bradys were born

Birthplaces the Bradys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee375%
Louisiana125%

When the Bradys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bradys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
4

Every Brady in the register

The Bradys in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew BradyJackson County1857
Edward BradyJackson County1857
George BradyCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
John BradyColorado CountyLouisiana1864
Stephen BradyCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Stephen H. BradyCaldwell CountyTennessee1866

Brady genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brady in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Caldwell County holds 3 of the 6, Jackson 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 Bradys in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (3) and Louisiana (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 Brady?

Caldwell County (3), Jackson County (2), Colorado County (1). In all, 6 registered across 3 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 Brady appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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