Kerney · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kerney in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Kerney registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Wharton County, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kerneys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kerney registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Kerneys registered

Texas counties where the Kerneys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wharton County1100%

When the Kerneys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kerneys
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Kerney in the register

The Kerneys in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Cristopher KerneyWharton County1866

Kerney genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kerney in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wharton 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 Kerney?

Wharton 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 Kerney appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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