Kindred · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kindred in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Kindred registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (3), Fayette County (1) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kindreds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kindred registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Kindreds registered

Texas counties where the Kindreds registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County360%
Fayette County120%
Guadalupe County120%

Where the Kindreds were born

Birthplaces the Kindreds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Mississippi150%

When the Kindreds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kindreds
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2
1860s
2

Every Kindred in the register

The Kindreds in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Allen KindredFayette CountyGeorgia1853
James KindredGonzales County1849
Neaver KindredGonzales County1852
Robert KindredGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
Steve KindredGonzales County1866

Kindred genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kindred in Texas?

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

They reported Georgia (1) and Mississippi (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 Kindred?

Gonzales County (3), Fayette County (1), Guadalupe 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 Kindred appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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