Kay · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kay in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Kay registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1) and Falls County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kays registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kay registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Kays registered

Texas counties where the Kays registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County150%
Falls County150%

When the Kays reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kays
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Kay in the register

The Kays in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elijah KayBrazos County1847
Nelson KayFalls County

Kay genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kay in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 2, Falls County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Kay?

Brazos County (1), Falls County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Kay appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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