Hanley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hanley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Hanley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

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

Where the Hanleys registered

Texas counties where the Hanleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County150%
Colorado County150%

Where the Hanleys were born

Birthplaces the Hanleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Tennessee150%

When the Hanleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hanleys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Hanley in the register

The Hanleys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edmond HanleyColorado CountyTennessee1856
Sam HanleyBastrop CountyAlabama1850

Hanley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hanley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 2, Colorado 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Hanleys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and 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 Hanley?

Bastrop County (1), Colorado County (1). In all, 2 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 Hanley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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