Hardin County, Texas · 1867 voter registration
Hardin County, Texas: freedmen, slavery and the 1867 voter registration
Slavery in Hardin County
In 1860 the census counted 191 enslaved people in Hardin County, 14% of everyone living there. Seven years later 41 freedmen registered to vote there, 18% of the county's voters. Most were born in Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama, and 34 reported reaching Texas before 1865.
- 191
- Enslaved in 1860
- 14%
- Of the county in 1860
- 231
- Registered voters
- 41
- Freedmen
- 18%
- Freedmen
- Georgia
- Largest birthplace
- 7 years
- Median time in Texas
- 6
- Register pages
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| Birthplace | Registrants | % |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 12 | 34% |
| Mississippi | 8 | 23% |
| Alabama | 6 | 17% |
| North Carolina | 2 | 6% |
| South Carolina | 2 | 6% |
| Florida | 1 | 3% |
| Louisiana | 1 | 3% |
| Tennessee | 1 | 3% |
| Texas | 1 | 3% |
| Virginia | 1 | 3% |
When they arrived in Texas
Decade each registrant reported arriving in Texas, as recorded in Hardin County.
| Decade | Registrants |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 6 |
| 1850s | 11 |
| 1860s | 18 |
Surnames of freedmen in Hardin County
Hardin County genealogy: search the register by name
The first 35 names in the Hardin County register, alphabetically. Each opens a search for that name.
| Name | Birthplace | Arrived | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Austin | Georgia | 1866 | |
| Anderson, Kan | Mississippi | 1854 | 6 |
| Arlene, Clayton | Mississippi | 1860 | 3 |
| Arline, Esq | Georgia | 1860 | 3 |
| Arline, Falconer | South Carolina | 1861 | |
| Arline, Isah | Georgia | 1860 | |
| Arline, Johnson | Georgia | 1860 | 3 |
| Arline, Jonas | Georgia | 1860 | 1 |
| Arline, Peter | Georgia | 1860 | |
| Arline, Robert | Georgia | 1860 | 1 |
| Bracken, Simon | Alabama | 1856 | 3 |
| Cock, James | Tennessee | 1861 | |
| Crawford, Joseph | Mississippi | 1860 | |
| Daugherty, George | Alabama | 1859 | |
| Foster, Joseph | Mississippi | 1849 | 10 |
| Foster, September | Mississippi | 1850 | 9 |
| Garrett, Marshall | Texas | 1842 | 17 |
| Gibson, Dennis | Louisiana | 1864 | |
| Hancock, Isaac | Georgia | 1851 | 8 |
| Hart, Solomon | Mississippi | 1851 | 8 |
| Haynes, Alexander | North Carolina | 1859 | 6 |
| Haynes, Allen | Georgia | 1847 | 19 |
| Haynes, Stephen | South Carolina | 1860 | 6 |
| Hodges, Edward | Georgia | 1860 | |
| Holland, Isaac | Alabama | 1847 | 12 |
| Holland, Jackson | Mississippi | 1847 | 12 |
| Jones, Frederick H. | Georgia | 1854 | 5 |
| Jones, Jackson | Alabama | 1860 | |
| Mathlon, Hiram | Florida | 1860 | 3 |
| McKinney, Robert | Alabama | 1855 | 4 |
| Odom, Galaway | Alabama | 1859 | |
| Smith, Moses | Georgia | 1860 | 3 |
| Stamper, Hence | North Carolina | 1860 | |
| Williams, Charles | Virginia | 1843 | 23 |
| Williams, Shedrick | Mississippi | 1857 | 5 |
Sources and county history
Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The 1860 population figures come from Population of the United States in 1860, printed by the Census Office in 1864. Hardin County's entries fill 6 pages of the handwritten register. Race was recorded for part of the statewide register, so the freedmen count is the number identified.
Hardin County was formed out of Jefferson County by 1860.
Questions about the Hardin County records
How do I find African American ancestors in Hardin County, Texas?
Search the Hardin County records by surname, then open the entry to read the original handwritten register page. Each entry gives the man's name, his birthplace and the year he reached Texas. Spellings vary, so try the sound of a name as well as its spelling, and names appear in the order men came to register, so a family can sit pages apart.
How many freedmen registered to vote in Hardin County in 1867?
41 freedmen registered in Hardin County between 1867 and 1870, 18% of the county's 231 registered voters.
Where were Hardin County's freedmen born?
Georgia (12), Mississippi (8) and Alabama (6) were the birthplaces reported most often; 1 was born in Texas.
Was slavery widespread in Hardin County, Texas?
In 1860 the census counted 191 enslaved people in Hardin County, 14% of everyone living there. In 1867, 18% of Hardin County's registered voters were freedmen, 41 of 231. 34 of them reported reaching Texas before 1865.
Keep looking
Counties that share a boundary history with Hardin County: Jefferson County.
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