Kirkland · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kirkland in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Kirkland registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1), Shelby County (1) and Wood County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, South Carolina and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kirklands registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kirkland registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Kirklands registered

Texas counties where the Kirklands registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County133%
Shelby County133%
Wood County133%

Where the Kirklands were born

Birthplaces the Kirklands reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky133%
South Carolina133%
Virginia133%

When the Kirklands reached Texas

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

Every Kirkland in the register

The Kirklands in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John KirklandShelby CountyVirginia1864
Joseph KirklandColorado CountySouth Carolina1852
Lewis KirklandWood CountyKentucky1861

Kirkland genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kirkland in Texas?

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

They reported Kentucky (1), South Carolina (1) and Virginia (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 Kirkland?

Colorado County (1), Shelby County (1), Wood 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 Kirkland appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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