Hammer · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hammer in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Hammer registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Hill County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hammers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hammer registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hammers registered

Texas counties where the Hammers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hill County1100%

Where the Hammers were born

Birthplaces the Hammers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Hammers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hammers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Hammer in the register

The Hammers in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
E B HammerHill CountyTennessee1857

Hammer genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hammer in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hill County holds 1 of the 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 Hammers in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Hammer?

Hill County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Hammer appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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