1867–1870 voter registration · 1,227 records

From Kentucky to Texas: 1,227 freedmen born in Kentucky

Kentucky appears as the reported birthplace of 1,227 freedmen in the 1867–1870 Texas voter registration, 4 percent of the 32,476 records published here. Most registered in Harrison County (90), Dallas County (81) and Grayson County (60). The earliest arrival reported in this group is 1819, and half reported 1859 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 Kentucky highlighted
Kentucky on the 1870 map of the United States
1,227
Freedmen
4 percent
Share of the index
65
Counties
1819
Earliest reported arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where they registered

Texas counties where registrants born in Kentucky registered
CountyRegistrantsShare
Harrison County907 percent
Dallas County817 percent
Grayson County605 percent
Collin County605 percent
Bexar County575 percent
Brazoria County554 percent
Austin County524 percent
Tarrant County514 percent
Colorado County514 percent
Walker County504 percent
Guadalupe County484 percent
Fayette County444 percent
Bastrop County383 percent
Anderson County383 percent
Freestone County343 percent
Cherokee County242 percent
Hopkins County222 percent
Lamar County212 percent
Kaufman County202 percent
Bowie County192 percent
Hays County181 percent
Caldwell County171 percent
Davis County171 percent
Burnet County161 percent
Leon County151 percent
Hill County131 percent
Denton County131 percent
Galveston County131 percent
Cooke County12fewer than 1 percent
Henderson County11fewer than 1 percent
Cameron County11fewer than 1 percent
Fannin County11fewer than 1 percent
Matagorda County10fewer than 1 percent
Williamson County10fewer than 1 percent
Comal County10fewer than 1 percent
Parker County10fewer than 1 percent
Houston County9fewer than 1 percent
San Augustine County9fewer than 1 percent
Nueces County8fewer than 1 percent
Wilson County7fewer than 1 percent
Van Zandt County7fewer than 1 percent
Angelina County6fewer than 1 percent
Jasper County6fewer than 1 percent
Wood County6fewer than 1 percent
Hunt County5fewer than 1 percent
Shelby County5fewer than 1 percent
Fort Bend County4fewer than 1 percent
Johnson County3fewer than 1 percent
Chambers County3fewer than 1 percent
DeWitt County3fewer than 1 percent
Orange County3fewer than 1 percent
Kerr County3fewer than 1 percent
Newton County2fewer than 1 percent
Erath County2fewer than 1 percent
Karnes County2fewer than 1 percent
Madison County2fewer than 1 percent
San Patricio County2fewer than 1 percent
Trinity County1fewer than 1 percent
Atascosa County1fewer than 1 percent
Sabine County1fewer than 1 percent
Bee County1fewer than 1 percent
Lampasas County1fewer than 1 percent
Wise County1fewer than 1 percent
Hood County1fewer than 1 percent
Young County1fewer than 1 percent

When they arrived

Reported arrival decades for registrants born in Kentucky
DecadeRegistrants
1810s
2
1820s
7
1830s
24
1840s
162
1850s
450
1860s
572

The earliest arrivals on record

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