Breakfield · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Breakfield in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Breakfield registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Wood County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Breakfields registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Breakfield registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Breakfields registered

Texas counties where the Breakfields registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wood County1100%

Where the Breakfields were born

Birthplaces the Breakfields reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Breakfields reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Breakfields
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Breakfield in the register

The Breakfields in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Sampson BreakfieldWood CountyMississippi1853

Breakfield genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Breakfield in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wood County holds 1 of the 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 Breakfields in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Breakfield?

Wood County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Breakfield appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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