1867–1870 voter registration · 908 records

From Louisiana to Texas: 908 freedmen born in Louisiana

Louisiana appears as the reported birthplace of 908 freedmen in the 1867–1870 Texas voter registration, 3 percent of the 32,476 records published here. Most registered in Brazoria County (124), Walker County (84) and Colorado County (55). The earliest arrival reported in this group is 1821, 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 Louisiana highlighted
Louisiana on the 1870 map of the United States
908
Freedmen
3 percent
Share of the index
63
Counties
1821
Earliest reported arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where they registered

Texas counties where registrants born in Louisiana registered
CountyRegistrantsShare
Brazoria County12414 percent
Walker County849 percent
Colorado County556 percent
Harrison County546 percent
Austin County526 percent
Jasper County404 percent
Leon County364 percent
Bastrop County303 percent
Bexar County263 percent
Fayette County243 percent
Chambers County233 percent
Freestone County222 percent
Anderson County212 percent
Madison County212 percent
Bowie County192 percent
Hays County182 percent
Cameron County182 percent
Newton County162 percent
San Augustine County152 percent
Guadalupe County152 percent
Cherokee County131 percent
Fort Bend County131 percent
Orange County131 percent
Galveston County121 percent
Kaufman County101 percent
Matagorda County101 percent
Hill County101 percent
Williamson County8fewer than 1 percent
Shelby County8fewer than 1 percent
Houston County7fewer than 1 percent
Henderson County7fewer than 1 percent
Hopkins County7fewer than 1 percent
Wood County5fewer than 1 percent
Davis County5fewer than 1 percent
Nueces County4fewer than 1 percent
Wilson County4fewer than 1 percent
Tarrant County4fewer than 1 percent
Hunt County4fewer than 1 percent
Lamar County4fewer than 1 percent
Van Zandt County4fewer than 1 percent
Collin County3fewer than 1 percent
Comal County3fewer than 1 percent
Dallas County3fewer than 1 percent
Caldwell County3fewer than 1 percent
Liberty County3fewer than 1 percent
Trinity County3fewer than 1 percent
Atascosa County2fewer than 1 percent
Kerr County2fewer than 1 percent
Karnes County2fewer than 1 percent
Burnet County2fewer than 1 percent
Starr County2fewer than 1 percent
Tyler County2fewer than 1 percent
Angelina County2fewer than 1 percent
Erath County2fewer than 1 percent
DeWitt County1fewer than 1 percent
Grayson County1fewer than 1 percent
Comanche County1fewer than 1 percent
Bee County1fewer than 1 percent
Burleson County1fewer than 1 percent
Parker County1fewer than 1 percent
Sabine County1fewer than 1 percent
Fannin County1fewer than 1 percent
Hardin County1fewer than 1 percent

When they arrived

Reported arrival decades for registrants born in Louisiana
DecadeRegistrants
1820s
4
1830s
21
1840s
151
1850s
221
1860s
460

The earliest arrivals on record

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