1867–1870 voter registration · 2,100 records

From North Carolina to Texas: 2,100 freedmen born in North Carolina

North Carolina appears as the reported birthplace of 2,100 freedmen in the 1867–1870 Texas voter registration, 6 percent of the 32,476 records published here. Most registered in Harrison County (309), Colorado County (173) and Austin County (165). The earliest arrival reported in this group is 1827, and half reported 1856 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 North Carolina highlighted
North Carolina on the 1870 map of the United States
2,100
Freedmen
6 percent
Share of the index
64
Counties
1827
Earliest reported arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where they registered

Texas counties where registrants born in North Carolina registered
CountyRegistrantsShare
Harrison County30915 percent
Colorado County1738 percent
Austin County1658 percent
Walker County1326 percent
Fayette County1186 percent
Brazoria County995 percent
Leon County804 percent
Matagorda County744 percent
Anderson County733 percent
Freestone County733 percent
Davis County623 percent
Guadalupe County593 percent
Bastrop County563 percent
Bowie County533 percent
Cherokee County492 percent
Bexar County412 percent
Caldwell County392 percent
Hopkins County342 percent
Jasper County251 percent
Wood County241 percent
San Augustine County241 percent
Shelby County241 percent
Dallas County231 percent
Henderson County221 percent
Madison County19fewer than 1 percent
Lamar County18fewer than 1 percent
Hunt County16fewer than 1 percent
Collin County15fewer than 1 percent
Houston County13fewer than 1 percent
Comal County13fewer than 1 percent
Fort Bend County12fewer than 1 percent
Tarrant County12fewer than 1 percent
Grayson County11fewer than 1 percent
Van Zandt County11fewer than 1 percent
Williamson County10fewer than 1 percent
Hill County10fewer than 1 percent
Johnson County9fewer than 1 percent
Newton County8fewer than 1 percent
Hays County8fewer than 1 percent
Kaufman County8fewer than 1 percent
Fannin County7fewer than 1 percent
Erath County6fewer than 1 percent
Wilson County6fewer than 1 percent
Parker County5fewer than 1 percent
Galveston County5fewer than 1 percent
Angelina County5fewer than 1 percent
Cooke County5fewer than 1 percent
Denton County4fewer than 1 percent
Hood County4fewer than 1 percent
Cameron County3fewer than 1 percent
Tyler County3fewer than 1 percent
Trinity County3fewer than 1 percent
DeWitt County3fewer than 1 percent
Hardin County2fewer than 1 percent
Karnes County2fewer than 1 percent
Kerr County2fewer than 1 percent
Nueces County2fewer than 1 percent
Burnet County2fewer than 1 percent
Atascosa County2fewer than 1 percent
Medina County1fewer than 1 percent
Lampasas County1fewer than 1 percent
Chambers County1fewer than 1 percent
Live Oak County1fewer than 1 percent
Montague County1fewer than 1 percent

When they arrived

Reported arrival decades for registrants born in North Carolina
DecadeRegistrants
1820s
5
1830s
53
1840s
409
1850s
847
1860s
753

The earliest arrivals on record

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