Kinney County, Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kinney County, Texas: freedmen, slavery and the 1867 voter registration

Slavery in Kinney County

In 1860 the census counted 0 enslaved people in Kinney County, 0% of everyone living there. In 1867, 20 men registered to vote there. Kinney County was formed out of Bexar County by 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Kinney County highlighted
Kinney County on the 1870 county map
0
Enslaved in 1860
0%
Of the county in 1860
20
Registered voters

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Sources and county history

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The 1860 population figures come from Population of the United States in 1860, printed by the Census Office in 1864.

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Counties that share a boundary history with Kinney County: Bexar County, Maverick County.

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