Kennard · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kennard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Kennard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Johnson County (2) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kennards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kennard registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Kennards registered

Texas counties where the Kennards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Johnson County267%
Brazos County133%

Where the Kennards were born

Birthplaces the Kennards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Texas150%

When the Kennards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kennards
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2

Every Kennard in the register

The Kennards in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A KennardJohnson CountyTexas1845
George KennardBrazos County1854
K KennardJohnson CountyAlabama1852

Kennard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kennard in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (1) and Texas (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 Kennard?

Johnson County (2), Brazos 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 Kennard appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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