Brewer · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Brewer in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Brewer registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (3), Brazos County (1) and Cherokee County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Brewers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brewer registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
7
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Brewers registered

Texas counties where the Brewers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County333%
Brazos County111%
Cherokee County111%
Falls County111%
Freestone County111%
Hunt County111%
Leon County111%

Where the Brewers were born

Birthplaces the Brewers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama114%
Georgia114%
Mississippi114%
North Carolina114%
Tennessee114%
Texas114%
Virginia114%

When the Brewers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brewers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
0
1860s
5

Every Brewer in the register

The Brewers in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert BrewerFalls County
Alex BrewerHarrison CountyMississippi1847
Alf BrewerHunt CountyGeorgia1864
Cain BrewerCherokee CountyTennessee1866
John BrewerHarrison CountyTexas1846
Peter BrewerLeon CountyAlabama1847
Redding BrewerFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
William BrewerBrazos County1861
William BrewerHarrison CountyVirginia1863

Brewer genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brewer in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 3 of the 9, Brazos 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 Brewers in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Georgia (1) and Mississippi (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Brewer?

Harrison County (3), Brazos County (1), Cherokee County (1). In all, 9 registered across 7 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 Brewer appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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