Keith · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Keith in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Keith registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1), Colorado County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Keiths registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Keith registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Keiths registered

Texas counties where the Keiths registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County133%
Colorado County133%
Fort Bend County133%

Where the Keiths were born

Birthplaces the Keiths reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Virginia150%

When the Keiths reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Keiths
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Keith in the register

The Keiths in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Josiah KeithColorado CountyVirginia1847
Nelson KeithFort Bend County1863
Peyton KeithAnderson CountyGeorgia1853

Keith genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Keith in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 3, Colorado 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.

Where did the Keiths in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and Virginia (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Keith?

Anderson County (1), Colorado County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Keith appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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