Kendrick · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kendrick in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Kendrick registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (2) and Wilson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kendricks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kendrick registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Kendricks registered

Texas counties where the Kendricks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County267%
Wilson County133%

Where the Kendricks were born

Birthplaces the Kendricks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Georgia133%
North Carolina133%

When the Kendricks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kendricks
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every Kendrick in the register

The Kendricks in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Nathan KendrickCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
Shadrick KendrickCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Tolly KendrickWilson CountyAlabama1851

Kendrick genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kendrick in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 2 of the 3, Wilson 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 Kendricks in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Georgia (1) and North Carolina (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 Kendrick?

Cherokee County (2), Wilson County (1). In all, 3 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 Kendrick appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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