Brenham · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Brenham in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Brenham registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (1) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1868.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Brenhams registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brenham registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1868
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Brenhams registered

Texas counties where the Brenhams registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County150%
Fayette County150%

Where the Brenhams were born

Birthplaces the Brenhams reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky1100%

When the Brenhams reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brenhams
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Brenham in the register

The Brenhams in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James BrenhamFayette CountyKentucky
Robert BrenhamFalls County

Brenham genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brenham in Texas?

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

They reported Kentucky (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 Brenham?

Falls County (1), Fayette 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 Brenham appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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