Brigham · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Brigham in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Brigham registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hunt County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas and Arkansas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Brighams registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brigham registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Brighams registered

Texas counties where the Brighams registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hunt County3100%

Where the Brighams were born

Birthplaces the Brighams reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas267%
Arkansas133%

When the Brighams reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brighams
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3

Every Brigham in the register

The Brighams in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anthony BrighamHunt CountyTexas1846
John BrighamHunt CountyArkansas1846
Thomas BrighamHunt CountyTexas1846

Brigham genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brigham in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hunt County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Brighams in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (2) and 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 Brigham?

Hunt County (3). In all, 3 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 Brigham appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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