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Hall in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 92 freedmen

92 freedmen named Hall registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Galveston County (13), Austin County (7) and Harrison County (7). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1830.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Halls registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hall registered, on the 1870 county map
92
Freedmen
32
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1830
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Halls registered

Texas counties where the Halls registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1314%
Austin County78%
Harrison County78%
Brazoria County55%
Fort Bend County55%
Anderson County44%
Bastrop County44%
Fayette County44%
McLennan County44%
Falls County33%
Hopkins County33%
Shelby County33%
Brazos County22%
Collin County22%
Colorado County22%
Dallas County22%
Goliad County22%
Gonzales County22%
Jasper County22%
San Augustine County22%
Walker County22%
Wood County22%
Chambers County11%
Cherokee County11%
Comal County11%
Davis County11%
DeWitt County11%
Denton County11%
Guadalupe County11%
Kerr County11%
Leon County11%
Nueces County11%

Where the Halls were born

Birthplaces the Halls reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia914%
Alabama813%
Mississippi813%
Tennessee813%
Virginia813%
South Carolina58%
Louisiana35%
Missouri35%
Texas35%
Maryland23%
North Carolina23%
Arkansas12%
District of Columbia12%
Florida12%
Kentucky12%

When the Halls reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Halls
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
19
1850s
26
1860s
38

Every Hall in the register

The Halls in the register, 1 to 50 of 92
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert HallBastrop CountyTennessee1851
Alfred HallBrazoria CountyMississippi1840
Alfred D. HallFalls County
Anthony M. HallHarrison CountyGeorgia1854
Ben HallAnderson CountyAlabama1862
Ben HallAnderson CountyVirginia1863
Ben HallMcLennan County1867
Bob HallAustin CountySouth Carolina1867
Bob HallWalker CountyFlorida1853
Bradford HallFayette CountyTennessee1862
Cass HallBastrop CountyTennessee1859
Cerius HallDenton CountyTennessee1857
Charles HallGoliad County1860
Clark HallCherokee CountyMississippi1866
Clusten HallFort Bend County1866
Daniel HallAustin CountyGeorgia1852
David HallNueces CountySouth Carolina1841
Dock HallBrazos County1844
Edward HallHarrison CountyArkansas1862
Elbert HallHarrison CountyGeorgia1858
Ely HallGalveston County1857
Esau HallAustin CountyAlabama1867
Frank HallHarrison CountyGeorgia1859
Fredrick HallDallas CountyDistrict of Columbia1862
Gaston HallColorado CountyGeorgia1866
George HallBrazoria CountyTexas1848
George HallBrazoria CountyVirginia1840
George HallShelby CountyTexas1840
Harry HallComal CountyMississippi1863
Harry HallJasper CountyAlabama
Henderson HallMcLennan County1866
Henry HallBrazos County1857
Henry HallChambers CountyMississippi1850
Henry HallGalveston County
Henry HallShelby CountyVirginia1841
Henry C. HallGonzales County1854
Howard HallCollin CountyMissouri1866
Hugh HallFayette CountyTennessee1862
Isaac HallAustin CountyAlabama1867
Isaac HallBastrop CountyVirginia1853
Isaac HallFort Bend County1866
J H HallGalveston County1853
Jack HallFayette CountyGeorgia1855
Jackson HallGalveston County1866
James HallHopkins CountyLouisiana
James T. HallMcLennan County1866
Jas. HallDallas CountyMissouri1847
Jerry HallGalveston County1860
Jesse HallAustin CountyMissouri1847
Jesse HallFayette CountySouth Carolina1854

Hall genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hall in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 13 of the 92, Austin County 7. 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 Halls in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (9), Alabama (8) and Mississippi (8) as their birthplaces most often, and 3 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Hall?

Galveston County (13), Austin County (7), Harrison County (7). In all, 92 registered across 32 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 Hall appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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