1867–1870 voter registration · 1,771 records

From South Carolina to Texas: 1,771 freedmen born in South Carolina

South Carolina appears as the reported birthplace of 1,771 freedmen in the 1867–1870 Texas voter registration, 5 percent of the 33,096 records published here. Most registered in Harrison County (226), Brazoria County (186) and Austin County (116). 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 South Carolina highlighted
South Carolina on the 1870 map of the United States
1,771
Freedmen
5 percent
Share of the index
68
Counties
1821
Earliest reported arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where they registered

Texas counties where registrants born in South Carolina registered
CountyRegistrantsShare
Harrison County22613 percent
Brazoria County18611 percent
Austin County1167 percent
Walker County1076 percent
Freestone County1046 percent
Colorado County925 percent
Anderson County885 percent
Fayette County664 percent
Bastrop County402 percent
Leon County402 percent
Davis County392 percent
Bexar County372 percent
Grayson County362 percent
Cherokee County352 percent
Shelby County352 percent
Henderson County342 percent
Lamar County332 percent
Bowie County312 percent
Matagorda County312 percent
Liberty County282 percent
Guadalupe County272 percent
Caldwell County251 percent
Houston County231 percent
Williamson County221 percent
Madison County191 percent
Jasper County191 percent
Hopkins County14fewer than 1 percent
Wood County14fewer than 1 percent
Chambers County12fewer than 1 percent
Newton County12fewer than 1 percent
Kaufman County11fewer than 1 percent
Collin County11fewer than 1 percent
Wilson County11fewer than 1 percent
Dallas County11fewer than 1 percent
Hill County10fewer than 1 percent
Fort Bend County10fewer than 1 percent
Hunt County10fewer than 1 percent
San Augustine County10fewer than 1 percent
Van Zandt County8fewer than 1 percent
Tarrant County7fewer than 1 percent
Burnet County7fewer than 1 percent
Hays County6fewer than 1 percent
Nueces County6fewer than 1 percent
Cameron County6fewer than 1 percent
Angelina County5fewer than 1 percent
Johnson County5fewer than 1 percent
Comal County4fewer than 1 percent
Galveston County4fewer than 1 percent
Cooke County3fewer than 1 percent
Orange County3fewer than 1 percent
Atascosa County3fewer than 1 percent
Parker County3fewer than 1 percent
Trinity County3fewer than 1 percent
Denton County3fewer than 1 percent
Sabine County2fewer than 1 percent
Fannin County2fewer than 1 percent
Erath County2fewer than 1 percent
Hood County2fewer than 1 percent
Karnes County2fewer than 1 percent
Hardin County2fewer than 1 percent
Hamilton County1fewer than 1 percent
Llano County1fewer than 1 percent
Tyler County1fewer than 1 percent
Live Oak County1fewer than 1 percent
Lampasas County1fewer than 1 percent
Kerr County1fewer than 1 percent
San Patricio County1fewer than 1 percent
Comanche County1fewer than 1 percent

When they arrived

Reported arrival decades for registrants born in South Carolina
DecadeRegistrants
1820s
9
1830s
40
1840s
294
1850s
710
1860s
661

The earliest arrivals on record

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