1867–1870 voter registration · 3,256 records

From Virginia to Texas: 3,256 freedmen born in Virginia

Virginia appears as the reported birthplace of 3,256 freedmen in the 1867–1870 Texas voter registration, 10 percent of the 32,476 records published here. Most registered in Harrison County (328), Colorado County (263) and Brazoria County (260). The earliest arrival reported in this group is 1812, 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 Virginia highlighted
Virginia on the 1870 map of the United States
3,256
Freedmen
10 percent
Share of the index
73
Counties
1812
Earliest reported arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where they registered

Texas counties where registrants born in Virginia registered
CountyRegistrantsShare
Harrison County32810 percent
Colorado County2638 percent
Brazoria County2608 percent
Fayette County2397 percent
Walker County1986 percent
Austin County1755 percent
Anderson County1475 percent
Bastrop County1254 percent
Freestone County1133 percent
Matagorda County1023 percent
Bexar County923 percent
Leon County843 percent
Guadalupe County752 percent
Cherokee County722 percent
Davis County632 percent
Caldwell County582 percent
Dallas County572 percent
San Augustine County502 percent
Grayson County492 percent
Bowie County481 percent
Lamar County441 percent
Henderson County341 percent
Houston County331 percent
Shelby County32fewer than 1 percent
Jasper County32fewer than 1 percent
Hopkins County31fewer than 1 percent
Kaufman County30fewer than 1 percent
Cameron County26fewer than 1 percent
Collin County26fewer than 1 percent
Fort Bend County25fewer than 1 percent
Madison County25fewer than 1 percent
Van Zandt County24fewer than 1 percent
Williamson County23fewer than 1 percent
Galveston County20fewer than 1 percent
Wood County19fewer than 1 percent
Tarrant County18fewer than 1 percent
Chambers County17fewer than 1 percent
Hill County16fewer than 1 percent
Angelina County14fewer than 1 percent
Hunt County13fewer than 1 percent
Parker County13fewer than 1 percent
Nueces County12fewer than 1 percent
Karnes County11fewer than 1 percent
Comal County11fewer than 1 percent
Hays County11fewer than 1 percent
Johnson County9fewer than 1 percent
Fannin County8fewer than 1 percent
Wilson County8fewer than 1 percent
Orange County8fewer than 1 percent
Burnet County8fewer than 1 percent
Newton County7fewer than 1 percent
DeWitt County6fewer than 1 percent
Cooke County6fewer than 1 percent
Sabine County5fewer than 1 percent
Bee County5fewer than 1 percent
Atascosa County4fewer than 1 percent
Denton County4fewer than 1 percent
Blanco County3fewer than 1 percent
Trinity County2fewer than 1 percent
San Patricio County2fewer than 1 percent
Llano County1fewer than 1 percent
Smith County1fewer than 1 percent
Starr County1fewer than 1 percent
Live Oak County1fewer than 1 percent
Tyler County1fewer than 1 percent
Gillespie County1fewer than 1 percent
Lampasas County1fewer than 1 percent
Hardin County1fewer than 1 percent
Wise County1fewer than 1 percent
El Paso County1fewer than 1 percent
Ellis County1fewer than 1 percent
Erath County1fewer than 1 percent
Hood County1fewer than 1 percent

When they arrived

Reported arrival decades for registrants born in Virginia
DecadeRegistrants
1810s
5
1820s
15
1830s
105
1840s
536
1850s
1,269
1860s
1,280

The earliest arrivals on record

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