Bullard · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bullard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Bullard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (3), Brazoria County (1) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bullards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bullard registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
4
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Bullards registered

Texas counties where the Bullards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County350%
Brazoria County117%
Fayette County117%
Harrison County117%

Where the Bullards were born

Birthplaces the Bullards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee267%
Alabama133%

When the Bullards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bullards
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
4

Every Bullard in the register

The Bullards in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Chapman BullardBurleson County1865
Christopher BullardBrazoria CountyTennessee1858
Frank BullardHarrison CountyAlabama1846
James J. BullardFayette CountyTennessee1860
Will BullardBurleson County1864
Will. BullardBurleson County1864

Bullard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bullard in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 3 of the 6, Brazoria 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 Bullards in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (2) and Alabama (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 Bullard?

Burleson County (3), Brazoria County (1), Fayette County (1). In all, 6 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 Bullard appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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