Hammonds · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hammonds in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Hammonds registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (5) and Anderson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hammondses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hammonds registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hammondses registered

Texas counties where the Hammondses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County583%
Anderson County117%

Where the Hammondses were born

Birthplaces the Hammondses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Hammondses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hammondses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
5

Variations of Hammonds

Every Hammonds in the register

The Hammondses in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry HammondsGonzales County1855
Henry HammondsGonzales County1855
Lewis HammondsGonzales County1855
Peter HammondsGonzales County1854
Phillip HammondsAnderson CountyAlabama1849
Silas HammondsGonzales County1855

Hammonds genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hammonds in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 5 of the 6, Anderson 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 look under Hammond as well.

Where did the Hammondses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Hammonds?

Gonzales County (5), Anderson County (1). In all, 6 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 Hammonds appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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