1867–1870 voter registration · 45 records

From Africa to Texas: 45 freedmen born in Africa

Africa appears as the reported birthplace of 45 freedmen in the 1867–1870 Texas voter registration, fewer than 1 percent of the 33,037 records published here. Most registered in Matagorda County (26), Harrison County (5) and Fayette County (2). The earliest arrival reported in this group is 1827, and half reported 1835 or earlier. Every entry comes from the handwritten ledgers kept by the boards of registrars and digitized by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

45
Freedmen
fewer than 1 percent
Share of the index
14
Counties
1827
Earliest reported arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where they registered

Texas counties where registrants born in Africa registered
CountyRegistrantsShare
Matagorda County2658 percent
Harrison County511 percent
Fayette County24 percent
Jasper County24 percent
Caldwell County12 percent
Cherokee County12 percent
Freestone County12 percent
Kaufman County12 percent
Nueces County12 percent
Angelina County12 percent
Walker County12 percent
Austin County12 percent
Bastrop County12 percent
Bowie County12 percent

When they arrived

Reported arrival decades for registrants born in Africa
DecadeRegistrants
1820s
1
1830s
25
1840s
5
1850s
7
1860s
5

The earliest arrivals on record

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