Brownsfield · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Brownsfield in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Brownsfield registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Anderson County and reported North Carolina as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1864.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Brownsfields registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brownsfield registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1864
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Brownsfields registered

Texas counties where the Brownsfields registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County1100%

Where the Brownsfields were born

Birthplaces the Brownsfields reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina1100%

When the Brownsfields reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brownsfields
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Brownsfield in the register

The Brownsfields in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham BrownsfieldAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1864

Brownsfield genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brownsfield in Texas?

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

They reported North 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 Brownsfield?

Anderson 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 Brownsfield appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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