Bretton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bretton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Bretton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Nueces County and reported Arkansas as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1853.

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

Where the Brettons registered

Texas counties where the Brettons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Nueces County1100%

Where the Brettons were born

Birthplaces the Brettons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas1100%

When the Brettons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brettons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Bretton in the register

The Brettons in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Lewis BrettonNueces CountyArkansas1853

Bretton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bretton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Nueces 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 Brettons in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (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 Bretton?

Nueces 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 Bretton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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