Kelser · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kelser in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Kelser registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1822.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kelsers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kelser registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1822
Earliest arrival
1820s
Fullest decade

Where the Kelsers registered

Texas counties where the Kelsers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County2100%

When the Kelsers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kelsers
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
1

Every Kelser in the register

The Kelsers in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Geo KelserFort Bend County1822
Henry KelserFort Bend County1837

Kelser genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kelser in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 2 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Kelser?

Fort Bend County (2). In all, 2 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Kelser appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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