Breeding · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Breeding in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Breeding registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (2) and Fayette County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Breedings registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Breeding registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Breedings registered

Texas counties where the Breedings registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County250%
Fayette County250%

Where the Breedings were born

Birthplaces the Breedings reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas4100%

When the Breedings reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Breedings
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
3

Every Breeding in the register

The Breedings in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jackson BreedingColorado CountyTexas1842
Jackson BreedingFayette CountyTexas1843
Jonathan BreedingColorado CountyTexas1839
William BreedingFayette CountyTexas1844

Breeding genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Breeding in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 2 of the 4, Fayette 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 Breedings in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (4) 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 Breeding?

Colorado County (2), Fayette County (2). In all, 4 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 Breeding appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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