Hammons · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hammons in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Hammons registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (1), Harrison County (1) and Wood County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hammonses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hammons registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Hammonses registered

Texas counties where the Hammonses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County133%
Harrison County133%
Wood County133%

Where the Hammonses were born

Birthplaces the Hammonses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
North Carolina150%

When the Hammonses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hammonses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1

Variations of Hammons

Every Hammons in the register

The Hammonses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron HammonsGalveston County1847
Franklin HammonsWood CountyNorth Carolina1854
George HammonsHarrison CountyAlabama1846

Hammons genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hammons in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 3, Harrison 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 and Hammonds as well.

Where did the Hammonses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and North Carolina (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 Hammons?

Galveston County (1), Harrison County (1), Wood County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Hammons appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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