Kimble · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kimble in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Kimble registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (2) and Davis County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Maryland. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kimbles registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kimble registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Kimbles registered

Texas counties where the Kimbles registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County267%
Davis County133%

Where the Kimbles were born

Birthplaces the Kimbles reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana267%
Maryland133%

When the Kimbles reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kimbles
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every Kimble in the register

The Kimbles in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles KimbleDavis CountyMaryland1851
Ed KimbleWalker CountyLouisiana1864
Henry KimbleWalker CountyLouisiana1864

Kimble genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kimble in Texas?

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

They reported Louisiana (2) and Maryland (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 Kimble?

Walker County (2), Davis 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 Kimble appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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