Brawley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Brawley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Brawley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1) and Caldwell County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1864.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Brawleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brawley registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1864
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Brawleys registered

Texas counties where the Brawleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County150%
Caldwell County150%

Where the Brawleys were born

Birthplaces the Brawleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
North Carolina150%

When the Brawleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brawleys
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Brawley in the register

The Brawleys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alford BrawleyAnderson CountyGeorgia1864
Benjamin BrawleyCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866

Brawley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brawley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 2, Caldwell 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 Brawleys in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) 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 Brawley?

Anderson County (1), Caldwell County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Brawley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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