1867–1870 voter registration · 1,711 records

Born in Texas: 1,711 registrants

Texas appears as the reported birthplace of 1,711 registrants in the 1867–1870 Texas voter registration, 6 percent of the 30,209 records published here. Most registered in Brazoria County (211), Austin County (176) and Harrison County (130). The earliest arrival reported in this group is 1811, and half reported 1846 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.

1,711
Registrants
6 percent
Share of the index
67
Counties
1811
Earliest reported arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where they registered

Texas counties where registrants born in Texas registered
CountyRegistrantsShare
Brazoria County21112 percent
Austin County17610 percent
Harrison County1308 percent
Bastrop County1147 percent
Colorado County1137 percent
Walker County875 percent
Fayette County875 percent
Bowie County654 percent
Leon County654 percent
Shelby County593 percent
Fort Bend County412 percent
Madison County382 percent
Guadalupe County362 percent
San Augustine County352 percent
Chambers County352 percent
Grayson County322 percent
Freestone County292 percent
Cherokee County262 percent
Bexar County241 percent
Davis County231 percent
Anderson County221 percent
Caldwell County211 percent
Sabine County16fewer than 1 percent
Newton County14fewer than 1 percent
Galveston County14fewer than 1 percent
Nueces County13fewer than 1 percent
Houston County12fewer than 1 percent
Hays County10fewer than 1 percent
DeWitt County10fewer than 1 percent
Dallas County10fewer than 1 percent
Hunt County10fewer than 1 percent
Orange County9fewer than 1 percent
Wilson County9fewer than 1 percent
Comal County8fewer than 1 percent
Cooke County7fewer than 1 percent
Tarrant County7fewer than 1 percent
Jasper County7fewer than 1 percent
Wood County7fewer than 1 percent
Angelina County6fewer than 1 percent
Van Zandt County6fewer than 1 percent
Hopkins County6fewer than 1 percent
Collin County6fewer than 1 percent
Fannin County5fewer than 1 percent
Cameron County5fewer than 1 percent
Johnson County5fewer than 1 percent
San Patricio County4fewer than 1 percent
Hill County4fewer than 1 percent
Llano County3fewer than 1 percent
Karnes County3fewer than 1 percent
Atascosa County3fewer than 1 percent
Burnet County2fewer than 1 percent
Hood County2fewer than 1 percent
Liberty County2fewer than 1 percent
Denton County2fewer than 1 percent
Lampasas County2fewer than 1 percent
Starr County2fewer than 1 percent
Hamilton County1fewer than 1 percent
Tyler County1fewer than 1 percent
Gillespie County1fewer than 1 percent
Matagorda County1fewer than 1 percent
Montague County1fewer than 1 percent
Medina County1fewer than 1 percent
Limestone County1fewer than 1 percent
Palo Pinto County1fewer than 1 percent
Parker County1fewer than 1 percent
Hidalgo County1fewer than 1 percent
Hardin County1fewer than 1 percent

When they arrived

Reported arrival decades for registrants born in Texas
DecadeRegistrants
1810s
2
1820s
18
1830s
110
1840s
1,166
1850s
129
1860s
261

The earliest arrivals on record

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