Kimbrough · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kimbrough in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Kimbrough registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1) and Davis County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1856.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kimbroughs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kimbrough registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1856
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Kimbroughs registered

Texas counties where the Kimbroughs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County150%
Davis County150%

Where the Kimbroughs were born

Birthplaces the Kimbroughs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Kentucky150%

When the Kimbroughs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kimbroughs
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Kimbrough in the register

The Kimbroughs in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Loveless KimbroughDavis CountyGeorgia1859
Thomas KimbroughAnderson CountyKentucky1856

Kimbrough genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kimbrough in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 2, 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 Kimbroughs in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and Kentucky (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 Kimbrough?

Anderson County (1), Davis County (1). In all, 2 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 Kimbrough appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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