Hackett · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hackett in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Hackett registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1) and Jackson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hacketts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hackett registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hacketts registered

Texas counties where the Hacketts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County150%
Jackson County150%

Where the Hacketts were born

Birthplaces the Hacketts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina1100%

When the Hacketts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hacketts
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Hackett in the register

The Hacketts in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Cyrus HackettJackson County1856
Isaac HackettColorado CountySouth Carolina1855

Hackett genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hackett in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 2, Jackson 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 Hacketts in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Hackett?

Colorado County (1), Jackson County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Hackett appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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