1867–1870 voter registration · 142 records

From Florida to Texas: 142 freedmen born in Florida

Florida appears as the reported birthplace of 142 freedmen in the 1867–1870 Texas voter registration, fewer than 1 percent of the 33,040 records published here. Most registered in Brazoria County (17), Jasper County (15) and Leon County (10). The earliest arrival reported in this group is 1827, and half reported 1857 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 Florida highlighted
Florida on the 1870 map of the United States
142
Freedmen
fewer than 1 percent
Share of the index
39
Counties
1827
Earliest reported arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where they registered

Texas counties where registrants born in Florida registered
CountyRegistrantsShare
Brazoria County1712 percent
Jasper County1511 percent
Leon County107 percent
Colorado County86 percent
Newton County86 percent
Harrison County86 percent
Liberty County64 percent
Cameron County64 percent
Freestone County64 percent
Bexar County54 percent
Shelby County54 percent
San Augustine County43 percent
Walker County43 percent
Davis County43 percent
Austin County32 percent
Madison County21 percent
Hopkins County21 percent
Fort Bend County21 percent
Galveston County21 percent
Guadalupe County21 percent
Caldwell County21 percent
Hays County21 percent
Cherokee County21 percent
Matagorda County21 percent
Wood County1fewer than 1 percent
Bastrop County1fewer than 1 percent
Comal County1fewer than 1 percent
Denton County1fewer than 1 percent
Fayette County1fewer than 1 percent
Hardin County1fewer than 1 percent
Henderson County1fewer than 1 percent
Hill County1fewer than 1 percent
Houston County1fewer than 1 percent
Kaufman County1fewer than 1 percent
Kerr County1fewer than 1 percent
Nueces County1fewer than 1 percent
Trinity County1fewer than 1 percent
Tyler County1fewer than 1 percent
Anderson County1fewer than 1 percent

When they arrived

Reported arrival decades for registrants born in Florida
DecadeRegistrants
1820s
1
1830s
7
1840s
32
1850s
38
1860s
43

The earliest arrivals on record

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