Caesar · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Caesar in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Caesar registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1), Brazos County (1) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Caesars registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Caesar registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Caesars registered

Texas counties where the Caesars registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County133%
Brazos County133%
Colorado County133%

Where the Caesars were born

Birthplaces the Caesars reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina150%
Tennessee150%

When the Caesars reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Caesars
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3

Every Caesar in the register

The Caesars in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Julius CaesarBrazos County1859
Julius CaesarColorado CountyTennessee1854
Juluis CaesarAustin CountySouth Carolina1859

Caesar genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Caesar in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 3, Brazos 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 Caesars in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (1) and Tennessee (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 Caesar?

Austin County (1), Brazos County (1), Colorado County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Caesar appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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