Hailey · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hailey in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Hailey registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (3) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Florida. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Haileys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hailey registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
Florida
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Haileys registered

Texas counties where the Haileys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County375%
Harrison County125%

Where the Haileys were born

Birthplaces the Haileys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Florida1100%

When the Haileys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Haileys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Hailey in the register

The Haileys in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel HaileyFalls County
David HaileyFalls County
James HaileyFalls County
John HaileyHarrison CountyFlorida1854

Hailey genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hailey in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 3 of the 4, Harrison 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 Haileys in Texas come from?

They reported Florida (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 Hailey?

Falls County (3), Harrison County (1). In all, 4 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 Hailey appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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