Ceasar · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ceasar in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Ceasar registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (1), Fayette County (1) and Freestone County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ceasars registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ceasar registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Ceasars registered

Texas counties where the Ceasars registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County133%
Fayette County133%
Freestone County133%

Where the Ceasars were born

Birthplaces the Ceasars reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina267%
Tennessee133%

When the Ceasars reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ceasars
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Ceasar in the register

The Ceasars in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Cain CeasarFayette CountyNorth Carolina1853
Julias CeasarFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
Solomon CeasarBrazoria CountyTennessee1847

Ceasar genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ceasar in Texas?

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

They reported North Carolina (2) 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 Ceasar?

Brazoria County (1), Fayette County (1), Freestone 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 Ceasar appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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