Hardeman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hardeman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 18 freedmen

18 freedmen named Hardeman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Caldwell County (10), Fayette County (2) and Brazoria County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Texas and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1830.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hardemans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hardeman registered, on the 1870 county map
18
Freedmen
8
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1830
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Hardemans registered

Texas counties where the Hardemans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County1056%
Fayette County211%
Brazoria County16%
Burleson County16%
Colorado County16%
Goliad County16%
Harrison County16%
Wood County16%

Where the Hardemans were born

Birthplaces the Hardemans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee744%
Texas531%
Georgia213%
North Carolina213%

When the Hardemans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hardemans
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
3
1850s
4
1860s
10

Every Hardeman in the register

The Hardemans in the register, 1 to 18 of 18
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram HardemanBurleson County1847
Abram HardemanCaldwell CountyTexas1866
Anthony D. HardemanHarrison CountyTennessee1852
Corroll HardemanCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866
George HardemanColorado CountyTennessee1855
Henry HardemanFayette CountyTennessee1830
Isaac HardemanCaldwell CountyTexas1866
Jackson HardemanWood CountyGeorgia1853
James HardemanFayette CountyTexas1848
Jordan HardemanCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Louis HardemanCaldwell CountyTexas1866
Manuel HardemanCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Richard HardemanCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866
Robert HardemanGoliad County1846
Sherrard HardemanBrazoria CountyGeorgia1859
Thomas HardemanCaldwell CountyTexas1866
Washington HardemanCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Watson HardemanCaldwell CountyTennessee1866

Hardeman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hardeman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Caldwell County holds 10 of the 18, Fayette County 2. 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 Hardemans in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (7), Texas (5) and Georgia (2) 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 Hardeman?

Caldwell County (10), Fayette County (2), Brazoria County (1). In all, 18 registered across 8 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 Hardeman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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