Arkansas, County Voter Registration Records - FamilySearch Historical Record

What is in This Collection?
Voter registration records from various counties in the state of Arkansas for years 1868-1910.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:


 * Name of voter
 * Precinct where registered
 * County of residence
 * Date of registration

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the age to calculate a birth date to find church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records.  Also search for immigration, military, land and probate records
 * Use the information to find additional family members in censuses
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Try viewing the original record. Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Arkansas.
 * Arkansas Guided Research
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1880-Present

Citing This Collection
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