Kyle · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kyle in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 16 freedmen

16 freedmen named Kyle registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Colorado County (4), Brazoria County (2) and Brazos County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Mississippi and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kyles registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kyle registered, on the 1870 county map
16
Freedmen
8
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Kyles registered

Texas counties where the Kyles registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County425%
Brazoria County213%
Brazos County213%
Fort Bend County213%
Hays County213%
San Augustine County213%
Anderson County16%
Cherokee County16%

Where the Kyles were born

Birthplaces the Kyles reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee431%
Mississippi323%
Virginia215%
Alabama18%
Kentucky18%
Maryland18%
Texas18%

When the Kyles reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kyles
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
7
1850s
3
1860s
6

Every Kyle in the register

The Kyles in the register, 1 to 16 of 16
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Achibald KyleAnderson CountyAlabama1861
Adam KyleBrazoria CountyMaryland1859
Alfred KyleSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Daniel KyleBrazoria CountyVirginia1847
Frank KyleColorado CountyTennessee1846
Frank KyleColorado CountyTexas1846
Hawkins KyleBrazos County1859
James KyleBrazos County1846
James KyleFort Bend CountyTennessee1854
Joe KyleFort Bend County1844
Martin KyleColorado CountyVirginia1844
Peter KyleSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Sam KyleHays CountyMississippi1866
Samuel KyleColorado CountyMississippi1848
Thomas KyleCherokee CountyKentucky1866
Urias KyleHays CountyMississippi1866

Kyle genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kyle in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 4 of the 16, Brazoria 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 Kyles in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (4), Mississippi (3) and Virginia (2) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Kyle?

Colorado County (4), Brazoria County (2), Brazos County (2). In all, 16 registered across 8 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 Kyle appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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