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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

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, 51 to 92 of 92
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John HallAnderson CountyMississippi1854
John HallGalveston CountyMaryland1867
John HallGonzales County1847
John HallSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Kinchin HallSan Augustine CountyGeorgia1866
Lewis HallWood CountyAlabama1851
Luke HallGalveston County1830
Moses HallFalls County
Nathan HallHarrison CountyAlabama1849
Perry HallCollin CountyTennessee1862
Pleasant H. HallGuadalupe CountyVirginia
Porter HallGalveston County1861
Randall HallBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1833
Richard HallHopkins CountyLouisiana
Robert HallFalls County
Robert HallGalveston County1851
Robert HallKerr CountyLouisiana1866
Saby HallGoliad County1861
Silas HallHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
Simpson HallShelby CountySouth Carolina1841
Stephen HallWood CountyAlabama1862
Syrons HallMcLennan County1866
Taylor HallBrazoria CountyGeorgia1843
Thomas HallGalveston County1845
Thomas HallWalker CountyGeorgia1854
Thos HallFort Bend County1866
Tom HallAustin CountyTexas1842
Tom HallDavis CountyVirginia1854
Tom HallDeWitt CountyVirginia1857
Wade HallFort Bend County1866
Warren HallFort Bend County1842
Wesley HallHarrison CountySouth Carolina1853
Wiley HallJasper CountyAlabama
William HallAnderson CountyMississippi1852
William HallBastrop CountyTennessee1856
William HallColorado CountyMississippi1863
William HallGalveston County1843
William HallGalveston County1854
William HallGalveston CountyVirginia1861
William H. HallLeon CountyMaryland1847
Willis HallAustin CountyKentucky1863
Wilson HallHopkins CountyMississippi1864

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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