Ker · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ker in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Ker registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County, reaching Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ker registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Kers registered

Texas counties where the Kers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

When the Kers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Ker in the register

The Kers in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John KerGalveston County1846

Ker genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ker in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 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 Ker?

Galveston County (1). In all, 1 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 Ker appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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