Bristow · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bristow in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Bristow registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (1) and Wilson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1864.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bristows registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bristow registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1864
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Bristows registered

Texas counties where the Bristows registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County150%
Wilson County150%

Where the Bristows were born

Birthplaces the Bristows reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Kentucky150%

When the Bristows reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bristows
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Bristow in the register

The Bristows in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles BristowWilson CountyKentucky1864
James BristowHarrison CountyAlabama1864

Bristow genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bristow in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 1 of the 2, Wilson 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 Bristows in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Kentucky (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 Bristow?

Harrison County (1), Wilson 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 Bristow appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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