1867–1870 voter registration · 1,905 records

From Mississippi to Texas: 1,905 freedmen born in Mississippi

Mississippi appears as the reported birthplace of 1,905 freedmen in the 1867–1870 Texas voter registration, 6 percent of the 33,040 records published here. Most registered in Harrison County (204), Colorado County (178) and Fayette County (98). 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi highlighted
Mississippi on the 1870 map of the United States
1,905
Freedmen
6 percent
Share of the index
71
Counties
1821
Earliest reported arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where they registered

Texas counties where registrants born in Mississippi registered
CountyRegistrantsShare
Harrison County20411 percent
Colorado County1789 percent
Fayette County985 percent
Walker County935 percent
Leon County925 percent
Brazoria County905 percent
Bastrop County694 percent
Austin County694 percent
Anderson County663 percent
Caldwell County603 percent
Newton County593 percent
Guadalupe County583 percent
Cherokee County513 percent
Davis County442 percent
Bowie County392 percent
Henderson County362 percent
Hays County352 percent
Freestone County342 percent
Wood County342 percent
Matagorda County281 percent
Madison County271 percent
Grayson County261 percent
Bexar County251 percent
Wilson County211 percent
Houston County19fewer than 1 percent
Kaufman County19fewer than 1 percent
Shelby County17fewer than 1 percent
Fort Bend County16fewer than 1 percent
Lamar County15fewer than 1 percent
Karnes County15fewer than 1 percent
Denton County15fewer than 1 percent
Hopkins County14fewer than 1 percent
San Augustine County14fewer than 1 percent
Liberty County14fewer than 1 percent
Jasper County14fewer than 1 percent
Hill County14fewer than 1 percent
Collin County13fewer than 1 percent
Williamson County13fewer than 1 percent
Dallas County12fewer than 1 percent
Hunt County11fewer than 1 percent
Tarrant County11fewer than 1 percent
Van Zandt County10fewer than 1 percent
Parker County9fewer than 1 percent
Hardin County9fewer than 1 percent
Galveston County9fewer than 1 percent
Cameron County8fewer than 1 percent
Nueces County7fewer than 1 percent
Cooke County7fewer than 1 percent
DeWitt County6fewer than 1 percent
Sabine County6fewer than 1 percent
Comal County6fewer than 1 percent
Orange County6fewer than 1 percent
Angelina County6fewer than 1 percent
Johnson County6fewer than 1 percent
Chambers County4fewer than 1 percent
Hood County3fewer than 1 percent
San Patricio County3fewer than 1 percent
Fannin County2fewer than 1 percent
Erath County2fewer than 1 percent
Wise County2fewer than 1 percent
Tyler County2fewer than 1 percent
Upshur County1fewer than 1 percent
Bee County1fewer than 1 percent
Lampasas County1fewer than 1 percent
Hamilton County1fewer than 1 percent
Burleson County1fewer than 1 percent
Atascosa County1fewer than 1 percent
Palo Pinto County1fewer than 1 percent
Blanco County1fewer than 1 percent
Llano County1fewer than 1 percent
Trinity County1fewer than 1 percent

When they arrived

Reported arrival decades for registrants born in Mississippi
DecadeRegistrants
1820s
6
1830s
46
1840s
343
1850s
697
1860s
773

The earliest arrivals on record

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