Hanna · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hanna in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Hanna registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2) and Leon County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hannas registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hanna registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hannas registered

Texas counties where the Hannas registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County267%
Leon County133%

Where the Hannas were born

Birthplaces the Hannas reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi133%
North Carolina133%
South Carolina133%

When the Hannas reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hannas
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
1

Every Hanna in the register

The Hannas in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred HannaFayette CountyMississippi1862
Frank HannaFayette CountyNorth Carolina1855
Richard HannaLeon CountySouth Carolina1856

Hanna genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hanna in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 2 of the 3, Leon 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 Hannas in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1), North Carolina (1) and South 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 Hanna?

Fayette County (2), Leon County (1). In all, 3 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 Hanna appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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