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Brown in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 383 freedmen

383 freedmen named Brown registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (28), Harrison County (25) and Galveston County (24). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1822.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Browns registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brown registered, on the 1870 county map
383
Freedmen
55
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1822
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Browns registered

Texas counties where the Browns registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County287%
Harrison County257%
Galveston County246%
Fayette County185%
Anderson County174%
Brazos County174%
Austin County164%
Fort Bend County164%
Walker County164%
McLennan County144%
Colorado County133%
Falls County113%
Wharton County113%
Bastrop County103%
Gonzales County92%
Grayson County92%
Guadalupe County92%
Houston County92%
Leon County92%
DeWitt County82%
Burleson County72%
Freestone County72%
Bexar County62%
Cameron County62%
Hays County62%
Jackson County62%
Davis County51%
Bowie County41%
Caldwell County41%
Denton County41%
Angelina County3under 1%
Chambers County3under 1%
Cherokee County3under 1%
Hopkins County3under 1%
Comal County2under 1%
Hill County2under 1%
Madison County2under 1%
Newton County2under 1%
Orange County2under 1%
Shelby County2under 1%
Bell County1under 1%
Burnet County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Coryell County1under 1%
Dallas County1under 1%
Gillespie County1under 1%
Hunt County1under 1%
Jasper County1under 1%
Jefferson County1under 1%
Matagorda County1under 1%
Nueces County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
Sabine County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Browns were born

Birthplaces the Browns reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia4718%
Alabama3112%
South Carolina3012%
Mississippi2811%
Louisiana239%
Tennessee239%
Georgia166%
Texas156%
North Carolina135%
Maryland104%
Arkansas73%
Missouri73%
Kentucky62%
Africa1under 1%
District of Columbia1under 1%
Florida1under 1%
Ohio1under 1%

When the Browns reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Browns
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
4
1830s
16
1840s
62
1850s
125
1860s
162

Every Brown in the register

The Browns in the register, 351 to 383 of 383
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Thos. BrownBurleson County1864
Tom BrownAnderson CountyMississippi1852
Tom BrownDavis CountySouth Carolina1856
Unk BrownDenton CountyMaryland1863
W J BrownGalveston County1866
W. M. BrownBurleson County1863
Walter BrownBrazoria CountyVirginia1861
Waney BrownGalveston County1840
Warner BrownMcLennan County1866
Warren BrownGrayson CountyNorth Carolina1862
Wash BrownGalveston County1843
Washington BrownFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
Washington BrownHarrison CountyTennessee1855
Wesley BrownTarrant CountyMaryland1857
Westley BrownColorado CountyAlabama1858
Wiley BrownBastrop CountyTennessee1852
Wiley BrownColorado CountyNorth Carolina1857
Will BrownHarrison CountyMississippi1847
William BrownAnderson CountyArkansas1852
William BrownBrazoria CountyLouisiana1862
William BrownBrazos County1866
William BrownFayette CountyNorth Carolina1856
William BrownHopkins CountySouth Carolina1862
William BrownMcLennan County1867
William BrownWalker CountyAlabama1854
William BrownWharton County1866
William BrownWharton County1866
Willis BrownAustin CountyAlabama1859
Willis BrownBrazoria CountyLouisiana1863
Willis BrownFalls County
Willis BrownGalveston CountyAlabama1860
Winter BrownWalker CountyMississippi1864
Wm BrownFort Bend CountyLouisiana1863

Brown genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brown in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 28 of the 383, Harrison County 25. 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 Browns in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (47), Alabama (31) and South Carolina (30) as their birthplaces most often, and 15 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Brown?

Brazoria County (28), Harrison County (25), Galveston County (24). In all, 383 registered across 55 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 Brown appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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