Bragg · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bragg in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Bragg registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Cherokee County (1), Falls County (1) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Braggs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bragg registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
6
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1859
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Braggs registered

Texas counties where the Braggs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County117%
Falls County117%
Fayette County117%
Freestone County117%
Houston County117%
McLennan County117%

Where the Braggs were born

Birthplaces the Braggs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama267%
North Carolina133%

When the Braggs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Braggs
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
4

Every Bragg in the register

The Braggs in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew BraggCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
John BraggHouston CountyAlabama1859
Peter BraggMcLennan County1866
Richard BraggFalls County
Sandy BraggFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Thomas BraggFayette County

Bragg genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bragg in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 1 of the 6, Falls 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 Braggs in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) 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 Bragg?

Cherokee County (1), Falls County (1), Fayette County (1). In all, 6 registered across 6 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 Bragg appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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