1867–1870 voter registration · 1,755 records

From Mississippi to Texas: 1,755 registrants born in Mississippi

Mississippi appears as the reported birthplace of 1,755 registrants in the 1867–1870 Texas voter registration, 6 percent of the 30,209 records published here. Most registered in Harrison County (204), Colorado County (180) and Fayette County (99). The earliest arrival reported in this group is 1821, 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.

1,755
Registrants
6 percent
Share of the index
66
Counties
1821
Earliest reported arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where they registered

Texas counties where registrants born in Mississippi registered
CountyRegistrantsShare
Harrison County20412 percent
Colorado County18010 percent
Fayette County996 percent
Leon County925 percent
Walker County905 percent
Brazoria County895 percent
Austin County704 percent
Anderson County664 percent
Bastrop County634 percent
Caldwell County613 percent
Newton County593 percent
Guadalupe County583 percent
Cherokee County513 percent
Davis County432 percent
Bowie County382 percent
Hays County352 percent
Freestone County342 percent
Wood County342 percent
Madison County272 percent
Grayson County261 percent
Bexar County251 percent
Wilson County201 percent
Houston County191 percent
Shelby County17fewer than 1 percent
Karnes County16fewer than 1 percent
Fort Bend County16fewer than 1 percent
Denton County15fewer than 1 percent
Hopkins County14fewer than 1 percent
Hill County14fewer than 1 percent
Dallas County13fewer than 1 percent
Collin County12fewer than 1 percent
Hunt County11fewer than 1 percent
Van Zandt County10fewer than 1 percent
Tarrant County10fewer than 1 percent
Galveston County9fewer than 1 percent
Cameron County8fewer than 1 percent
Parker County8fewer than 1 percent
Hardin County8fewer than 1 percent
Cooke County7fewer than 1 percent
Angelina County7fewer than 1 percent
Nueces County7fewer than 1 percent
Comal County6fewer than 1 percent
Orange County6fewer than 1 percent
Sabine County6fewer than 1 percent
Johnson County6fewer than 1 percent
DeWitt County6fewer than 1 percent
Jasper County5fewer than 1 percent
Chambers County5fewer than 1 percent
San Patricio County3fewer than 1 percent
Hood County3fewer than 1 percent
Matagorda County3fewer than 1 percent
Erath County2fewer than 1 percent
Bee County2fewer than 1 percent
Wise County2fewer than 1 percent
Fannin County2fewer than 1 percent
Tyler County2fewer than 1 percent
San Augustine County2fewer than 1 percent
Blanco County1fewer than 1 percent
Hamilton County1fewer than 1 percent
Henderson County1fewer than 1 percent
Lampasas County1fewer than 1 percent
Atascosa County1fewer than 1 percent
Liberty County1fewer than 1 percent
Llano County1fewer than 1 percent
Palo Pinto County1fewer than 1 percent
Burleson County1fewer than 1 percent

When they arrived

Reported arrival decades for registrants born in Mississippi
DecadeRegistrants
1820s
6
1830s
44
1840s
335
1850s
647
1860s
705

The earliest arrivals on record

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