Kenny · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kenny in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Kenny registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kennys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kenny registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Kennys registered

Texas counties where the Kennys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County150%
Fort Bend County150%

When the Kennys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kennys
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Kenny in the register

The Kennys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Davis KennyFort Bend County1866
Stephen KennyFalls County

Kenny genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kenny in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 1 of the 2, Fort Bend 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Kenny?

Falls County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 2 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 Kenny appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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