Hamsford · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hamsford in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Hamsford registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Gonzales County, reaching Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hamsfords registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hamsford registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hamsfords registered

Texas counties where the Hamsfords registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County1100%

When the Hamsfords reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hamsfords
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Hamsford in the register

The Hamsfords in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dabney HamsfordGonzales County1852

Hamsford genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hamsford in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Hamsford?

Gonzales 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 Hamsford appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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