Brightampt · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Brightampt in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Brightampt registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Cherokee County and reported South Carolina as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Brightampts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brightampt registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Brightampts registered

Texas counties where the Brightampts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County1100%

Where the Brightampts were born

Birthplaces the Brightampts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina1100%

When the Brightampts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brightampts
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Brightampt in the register

The Brightampts in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John BrightamptCherokee CountySouth Carolina1866

Brightampt genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brightampt in Texas?

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

They reported South Carolina (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 Brightampt?

Cherokee 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 Brightampt appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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