Kelly · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kelly in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 30 freedmen

30 freedmen named Kelly registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Lavaca County (3), Austin County (2) and Caldwell County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kellys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kelly registered, on the 1870 county map
30
Freedmen
23
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Kellys registered

Texas counties where the Kellys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Lavaca County310%
Austin County27%
Caldwell County27%
Harrison County27%
Jasper County27%
Leon County27%
Anderson County13%
Angelina County13%
Bexar County13%
Brazoria County13%
Burnet County13%
Cherokee County13%
Collin County13%
DeWitt County13%
Falls County13%
Fort Bend County13%
Galveston County13%
Grayson County13%
Henderson County13%
Limestone County13%
Refugio County13%
San Augustine County13%
Wharton County13%

Where the Kellys were born

Birthplaces the Kellys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia420%
Alabama315%
North Carolina315%
Virginia315%
Kentucky210%
Maryland15%
Missouri15%
South Carolina15%
Tennessee15%
Texas15%

When the Kellys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kellys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4
1850s
11
1860s
11

Every Kelly in the register

The Kellys in the register, 1 to 30 of 30
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Absalom KellyHarrison CountyTexas1846
Ben KellyCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Charles KellyGrayson CountyMissouri1864
David KellyBexar CountyTennessee1852
Dennis KellyAustin CountyVirginia1850
Ellick KellyHenderson CountyGeorgia1860
George KellyLavaca County1852
Harrison KellySan Augustine CountyVirginia1866
Henry KellyHarrison CountyMaryland1846
Isaac KellyJasper CountyGeorgia
John KellyBurnet CountyKentucky1866
John KellyGalveston County1865
Jones KellyCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Joseph KellyCollin CountyKentucky1853
Kimball KellyLimestone County1847
Lemuel KellyLeon CountyNorth Carolina1852
Lemuel KellyLeon CountyNorth Carolina1850
Lewis KellyLavaca County1864
Monroe KellyRefugio County
Nelson KellyWharton County1866
Pleasant KellyAngelina CountySouth Carolina1855
Pompy KellyJasper CountyGeorgia
Prince KellyAnderson CountyAlabama1854
Prince KellyAustin CountyNorth Carolina1852
Quince KellyFalls County
Richard KellyDeWitt County1853
Robert KellyLavaca County1852
Sam KellyFort Bend County1861
Sandy KellyBrazoria CountyGeorgia1847
Willis KellyCaldwell CountyAlabama1866

Kelly genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kelly in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Lavaca County holds 3 of the 30, Austin County 2. 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 Kellys in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (4), Alabama (3) and North Carolina (3) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Kelly?

Lavaca County (3), Austin County (2), Caldwell County (2). In all, 30 registered across 23 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 Kelly appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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