Kirkpatrick · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kirkpatrick in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Kirkpatrick registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (3), Harrison County (2) and Austin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kirkpatricks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kirkpatrick registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Kirkpatricks registered

Texas counties where the Kirkpatricks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County350%
Harrison County233%
Austin County117%

Where the Kirkpatricks were born

Birthplaces the Kirkpatricks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia133%
North Carolina133%
South Carolina133%

When the Kirkpatricks reached Texas

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

Every Kirkpatrick in the register

The Kirkpatricks in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Franklin KirkpatrickAustin CountyGeorgia1847
Franklin KirkpatrickFalls County
George KirkpatrickHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1856
Milton KirkpatrickFalls County
Newton KirkpatrickFalls County
Washington KirkpatrickHarrison CountySouth Carolina1850

Kirkpatrick genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kirkpatrick in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 3 of the 6, Harrison County 2. 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 Kirkpatricks in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1), North Carolina (1) and South Carolina (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 Kirkpatrick?

Falls County (3), Harrison County (2), Austin County (1). In all, 6 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 Kirkpatrick appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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