Briant · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Briant in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Briant registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County, reaching Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Briants registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Briant registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Briants registered

Texas counties where the Briants registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

When the Briants reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Briants
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Briant in the register

The Briants in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry BriantGalveston County1859

Briant genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Briant in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Briant?

Galveston 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 Briant appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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