1867–1870 voter registration · 1,141 records

From Kentucky to Texas: 1,141 registrants born in Kentucky

Kentucky appears as the reported birthplace of 1,141 registrants in the 1867–1870 Texas voter registration, 4 percent of the 30,209 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 1858 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.

1,141
Registrants
4 percent
Share of the index
60
Counties
1819
Earliest reported arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where they registered

Texas counties where registrants born in Kentucky registered
CountyRegistrantsShare
Harrison County908 percent
Dallas County817 percent
Grayson County605 percent
Bexar County575 percent
Collin County565 percent
Brazoria County535 percent
Austin County525 percent
Colorado County514 percent
Tarrant County514 percent
Walker County494 percent
Guadalupe County484 percent
Fayette County454 percent
Anderson County404 percent
Bastrop County404 percent
Freestone County343 percent
Cherokee County232 percent
Hopkins County222 percent
Hays County182 percent
Bowie County182 percent
Caldwell County171 percent
Davis County171 percent
Burnet County161 percent
Leon County151 percent
Denton County131 percent
Hill County131 percent
Galveston County131 percent
Fannin County121 percent
Cooke County121 percent
Cameron County11fewer than 1 percent
Parker County10fewer than 1 percent
Comal County9fewer than 1 percent
Nueces County9fewer than 1 percent
Houston County9fewer than 1 percent
Wilson County7fewer than 1 percent
Van Zandt County7fewer than 1 percent
Wood County6fewer than 1 percent
Angelina County5fewer than 1 percent
Hunt County5fewer than 1 percent
Shelby County5fewer than 1 percent
San Augustine County4fewer than 1 percent
Fort Bend County4fewer than 1 percent
Kerr County3fewer than 1 percent
Johnson County3fewer than 1 percent
DeWitt County3fewer than 1 percent
Chambers County3fewer than 1 percent
Orange County3fewer than 1 percent
Erath County2fewer than 1 percent
Karnes County2fewer than 1 percent
Madison County2fewer than 1 percent
San Patricio County2fewer than 1 percent
Newton County2fewer than 1 percent
Young County1fewer than 1 percent
Hood County1fewer than 1 percent
Lamar County1fewer than 1 percent
Lampasas County1fewer than 1 percent
Bee County1fewer than 1 percent
Matagorda County1fewer than 1 percent
Sabine County1fewer than 1 percent
Atascosa County1fewer than 1 percent
Wise County1fewer than 1 percent

When they arrived

Reported arrival decades for registrants born in Kentucky
DecadeRegistrants
1810s
2
1820s
6
1830s
22
1840s
166
1850s
427
1860s
515

The earliest arrivals on record

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