Hadley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hadley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Hadley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Leon County (3), Burleson County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1832.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hadleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hadley registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Hadleys registered

Texas counties where the Hadleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County360%
Burleson County120%
Fort Bend County120%

Where the Hadleys were born

Birthplaces the Hadleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia133%
South Carolina133%
Tennessee133%

When the Hadleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hadleys
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
3

Every Hadley in the register

The Hadleys in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
H. HadleyBurleson County1863
Israel HadleyLeon CountyGeorgia1832
Peter HadleyLeon CountyTennessee1863
Seaburn HadleyFort Bend County1842
Thomas HadleyLeon CountySouth Carolina1863

Hadley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hadley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 3 of the 5, Burleson 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 Hadleys in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1), South Carolina (1) and Tennessee (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 Hadley?

Leon County (3), Burleson County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 5 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 Hadley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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