1867–1870 voter registration · 41 records

From District of Columbia to Texas: 41 freedmen born in District of Columbia

District of Columbia appears as the reported birthplace of 41 freedmen in the 1867–1870 Texas voter registration, fewer than 1 percent of the 33,096 records published here. Most registered in Colorado County (6), Austin County (5) and Walker County (3). The earliest arrival reported in this group is 1842, and half reported 1861 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with District of Columbia highlighted
District of Columbia on the 1870 map of the United States
41
Freedmen
fewer than 1 percent
Share of the index
23
Counties
1842
Earliest reported arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where they registered

Texas counties where registrants born in District of Columbia registered
CountyRegistrantsShare
Colorado County615 percent
Austin County512 percent
Walker County37 percent
Brazoria County25 percent
Fayette County25 percent
Bexar County25 percent
Matagorda County25 percent
Henderson County25 percent
Van Zandt County25 percent
Harrison County25 percent
Kaufman County12 percent
Leon County12 percent
Nueces County12 percent
Freestone County12 percent
Bastrop County12 percent
Bowie County12 percent
Caldwell County12 percent
Cameron County12 percent
Dallas County12 percent
Anderson County12 percent
Grayson County12 percent
Guadalupe County12 percent
Houston County12 percent

When they arrived

Reported arrival decades for registrants born in District of Columbia
DecadeRegistrants
1840s
1
1850s
18
1860s
22

The earliest arrivals on record

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