1867–1870 voter registration · 942 records

From Louisiana to Texas: 942 registrants born in Louisiana

Louisiana appears as the reported birthplace of 942 registrants in the 1867–1870 Texas voter registration, 3 percent of the 30,209 records published here. Most registered in Brazoria County (220), Walker County (80) and Colorado County (55). The earliest arrival reported in this group is 1821, 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.

942
Registrants
3 percent
Share of the index
56
Counties
1821
Earliest reported arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where they registered

Texas counties where registrants born in Louisiana registered
CountyRegistrantsShare
Brazoria County22023 percent
Walker County808 percent
Colorado County556 percent
Harrison County546 percent
Austin County515 percent
Bastrop County445 percent
Leon County364 percent
Bexar County263 percent
Chambers County253 percent
Fayette County243 percent
Freestone County232 percent
Madison County212 percent
Anderson County202 percent
Cameron County192 percent
Hays County182 percent
Cherokee County172 percent
Bowie County162 percent
Newton County162 percent
Guadalupe County152 percent
Fort Bend County131 percent
Orange County131 percent
Galveston County121 percent
Jasper County101 percent
Hill County101 percent
Shelby County8fewer than 1 percent
Hopkins County7fewer than 1 percent
Houston County7fewer than 1 percent
San Augustine County6fewer than 1 percent
Collin County6fewer than 1 percent
Wood County5fewer than 1 percent
Davis County5fewer than 1 percent
Nueces County5fewer than 1 percent
Van Zandt County4fewer than 1 percent
Hunt County4fewer than 1 percent
Starr County4fewer than 1 percent
Tarrant County4fewer than 1 percent
Caldwell County4fewer than 1 percent
Wilson County4fewer than 1 percent
Comal County3fewer than 1 percent
Dallas County3fewer than 1 percent
Angelina County3fewer than 1 percent
Erath County2fewer than 1 percent
Tyler County2fewer than 1 percent
Atascosa County2fewer than 1 percent
Kerr County2fewer than 1 percent
Karnes County2fewer than 1 percent
Liberty County2fewer than 1 percent
Burnet County2fewer than 1 percent
Hardin County1fewer than 1 percent
Fannin County1fewer than 1 percent
DeWitt County1fewer than 1 percent
Comanche County1fewer than 1 percent
Sabine County1fewer than 1 percent
Burleson County1fewer than 1 percent
Bee County1fewer than 1 percent
Grayson County1fewer than 1 percent

When they arrived

Reported arrival decades for registrants born in Louisiana
DecadeRegistrants
1820s
8
1830s
34
1840s
186
1850s
258
1860s
437

The earliest arrivals on record

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