Kirk · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kirk in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Kirk registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in DeWitt County, reaching Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kirks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kirk registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Kirks registered

Texas counties where the Kirks registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County1100%

When the Kirks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kirks
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Kirk in the register

The Kirks in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George KirkDeWitt County1852

Kirk genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kirk in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt County holds 1 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Kirk?

DeWitt County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Kirk appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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