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Brothers in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Brothers registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (2), Caldwell County (1) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Brotherses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brothers registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
4
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Brotherses registered

Texas counties where the Brotherses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County240%
Caldwell County120%
Guadalupe County120%
McLennan County120%

Where the Brotherses were born

Birthplaces the Brotherses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina2100%

When the Brotherses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brotherses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
4

Every Brothers in the register

The Brotherses in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram BrothersCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866
Carroll BrothersMcLennan County1866
George BrothersGonzales County1860
Jo BrothersGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Jos BrothersGonzales County1857

Brothers genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brothers in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 2 of the 5, Caldwell 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 Brotherses in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (2) 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 Brothers?

Gonzales County (2), Caldwell County (1), Guadalupe County (1). In all, 5 registered across 4 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 Brothers appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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