Kimball · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kimball in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Kimball registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Caldwell County (3), Brazos County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1856.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kimballs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kimball registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1856
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Kimballs registered

Texas counties where the Kimballs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County360%
Brazos County120%
Fort Bend County120%

Where the Kimballs were born

Birthplaces the Kimballs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama3100%

When the Kimballs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kimballs
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
3

Every Kimball in the register

The Kimballs in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George KimballCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Louis KimballCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Mathew KimballCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Mills KimballFort Bend County1856
Washington KimballBrazos County1858

Kimball genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kimball in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Caldwell County holds 3 of the 5, 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 Kimballs in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3) 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 Kimball?

Caldwell County (3), Brazos County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 5 registered across 3 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 Kimball appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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