Hamilton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hamilton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 36 freedmen

36 freedmen named Hamilton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Anderson County (4), Brazoria County (4) and Bastrop County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1832.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hamiltons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hamilton registered, on the 1870 county map
36
Freedmen
20
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Hamiltons registered

Texas counties where the Hamiltons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County411%
Brazoria County411%
Bastrop County38%
Fort Bend County38%
McLennan County38%
Wharton County38%
DeWitt County26%
Walker County26%
Austin County13%
Bosque County13%
Cherokee County13%
Colorado County13%
Falls County13%
Fannin County13%
Galveston County13%
Hays County13%
Hunt County13%
Kendall County13%
Newton County13%
Tarrant County13%

Where the Hamiltons were born

Birthplaces the Hamiltons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina524%
Tennessee419%
Georgia210%
Kentucky210%
Louisiana210%
Alabama15%
District of Columbia15%
Mississippi15%
Ohio15%
Texas15%
Virginia15%

When the Hamiltons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hamiltons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
6
1850s
11
1860s
16

Every Hamilton in the register

The Hamiltons in the register, 1 to 36 of 36
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abe HamiltonAnderson CountyKentucky1855
Adam HamiltonWharton County1866
Albert HamiltonWalker CountyVirginia1842
Allen HamiltonHunt CountyTennessee1846
Alyx HamiltonAnderson CountyTennessee1865
Anthony HamiltonMcLennan County1866
Benjamin HamiltonBrazoria CountyGeorgia1866
David HamiltonNewton CountySouth Carolina1847
E. HamiltonCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Franklin HamiltonFalls County
G. HamiltonAnderson CountySouth Carolina1857
George HamiltonAnderson CountySouth Carolina1857
Harrison HamiltonBastrop CountyTexas1863
Henry HamiltonFort Bend County1851
Isaac HamiltonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1852
Israel HamiltonWalker CountyAlabama1856
James HamiltonHays CountyKentucky1866
Jeremiah J. HamiltonBastrop CountyTennessee1857
John HamiltonColorado CountyLouisiana1832
Joseph HamiltonDeWitt County1846
Leroy HamiltonMcLennan County1866
Louis HamiltonKendall County1835
Louis HamiltonWharton County1866
Oliver H HamiltonGalveston County1865
Peter HamiltonBastrop CountyOhio1855
Peter HamiltonDeWitt County1860
Peter HamiltonFannin CountyTennessee1842
Peter HamiltonMcLennan County1866
Phillip HamiltonWharton County1866
Port Royal HamiltonBrazoria CountyLouisiana1855
Prince HamiltonFort Bend County1862
Richard HamiltonAustin CountyDistrict of Columbia1853
Robert HamiltonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1849
Samuel HamiltonTarrant CountyMississippi1866
Squire HamiltonBosque County1858
Tom HamiltonFort Bend County1866

Hamilton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hamilton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 4 of the 36, Brazoria County 4. 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 Hamiltons in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (5), Tennessee (4) and Georgia (2) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 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 Hamilton?

Anderson County (4), Brazoria County (4), Bastrop County (3). In all, 36 registered across 20 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 Hamilton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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