Kimbro · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kimbro in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Kimbro registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1), Fayette County (1) and Shelby County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kimbros registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kimbro registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Kimbros registered

Texas counties where the Kimbros registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County133%
Fayette County133%
Shelby County133%

Where the Kimbros were born

Birthplaces the Kimbros reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Kentucky133%
Tennessee133%

When the Kimbros reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kimbros
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2

Every Kimbro in the register

The Kimbros in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel KimbroShelby CountyAlabama1847
Jackson KimbroFayette CountyTennessee1856
Ned KimbroAnderson CountyKentucky1855

Kimbro genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kimbro in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 3, Fayette 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 Kimbros in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Kentucky (1) and Tennessee (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 Kimbro?

Anderson County (1), Fayette County (1), Shelby County (1). In all, 3 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 Kimbro appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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