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Branch in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 37 freedmen

37 freedmen named Branch registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (10), Brazoria County (5) and Walker County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1834.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Branches registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Branch registered, on the 1870 county map
37
Freedmen
16
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1834
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Branches registered

Texas counties where the Branches registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County1027%
Brazoria County514%
Walker County411%
Harrison County38%
Austin County25%
Galveston County25%
Leon County25%
Bastrop County13%
Bexar County13%
Calhoun County13%
Colorado County13%
Comal County13%
Falls County13%
Van Zandt County13%
Wharton County13%
Wood County13%

Where the Branches were born

Birthplaces the Branches reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia730%
North Carolina417%
South Carolina417%
Texas417%
Alabama29%
Arkansas14%
Louisiana14%

When the Branches reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Branches
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
6
1850s
12
1860s
14

Every Branch in the register

The Branches in the register, 1 to 37 of 37
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben BranchFort Bend County1866
Benjamin BranchWalker CountyVirginia1852
Charles BranchAustin CountyNorth Carolina1861
David BranchColorado CountyVirginia1839
Drew BranchFort Bend County1858
Ferdenand BranchWalker CountyAlabama1850
General BranchBrazoria CountyTexas1845
General BranchBrazoria CountyTexas1844
George BranchWalker CountySouth Carolina1850
Gilbert BranchWharton County1866
Jacob BranchBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1847
James BranchBexar CountyLouisiana1865
Jim BranchFort Bend County1866
Jno BranchFort Bend County1866
John BranchBrazoria CountyTexas1834
John BranchFort Bend County1866
John BranchWalker CountySouth Carolina1851
Levi BranchLeon CountyTexas1850
Lewis BranchAustin CountySouth Carolina1861
London BranchFort Bend County1859
Mason BranchBrazoria CountyVirginia1845
N.W.B. BranchVan Zandt CountyNorth Carolina1865
Peter BranchFalls County
Sam BranchComal CountyNorth Carolina1852
Sandy BranchFort Bend County1858
Sandy BranchFort Bend CountyNorth Carolina1859
Simon BranchCalhoun County1866
Solomon BranchFort Bend County1866
Solomon BranchHarrison CountyAlabama1858
Stephen BranchHarrison CountyVirginia1849
Thomas BranchGalveston County1866
Thomas BranchWood CountyVirginia1838
William BranchFort Bend County1858
William BranchHarrison CountyArkansas1863
William BranchLeon CountyVirginia
Willis BranchBastrop CountyVirginia1862
Wm B BranchGalveston County1840

Branch genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Branch in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 10 of the 37, Brazoria County 5. 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 Branches in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (7), North Carolina (4) and South Carolina (4) as their birthplaces most often, and 4 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Branch?

Fort Bend County (10), Brazoria County (5), Walker County (4). In all, 37 registered across 16 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 Branch appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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