Bridge · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bridge in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Bridge registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bridges registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bridge registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Bridges registered

Texas counties where the Bridges registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County150%
Colorado County150%

Where the Bridges were born

Birthplaces the Bridges reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina150%
Virginia150%

When the Bridges reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bridges
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Variations of Bridge

Every Bridge in the register

The Bridges in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Felix BridgeColorado CountyNorth Carolina1848
Rubin BridgeAustin CountyVirginia1853

Bridge genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bridge in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 2, Colorado 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 look under Bridges as well.

Where did the Bridges in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (1) and Virginia (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 Bridge?

Austin County (1), Colorado 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 Bridge appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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