Harden · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Harden in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Harden registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Bastrop County (1), Burleson County (1) and Comal County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, South Carolina and Maryland. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hardens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Harden registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
8
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hardens registered

Texas counties where the Hardens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County113%
Burleson County113%
Comal County113%
Fayette County113%
Galveston County113%
Grayson County113%
Harrison County113%
McLennan County113%

Where the Hardens were born

Birthplaces the Hardens reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky240%
South Carolina240%
Maryland120%

When the Hardens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hardens
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
6

Every Harden in the register

The Hardens in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A.G. HardenGrayson CountySouth Carolina1855
E. HardenBurleson County1856
Felix HardenFayette CountySouth Carolina1851
James HardenComal CountyKentucky1854
James HardenGalveston County1852
Sandy HardenBastrop CountyMaryland1853
T.H. HardenMcLennan County
William HardenHarrison CountyKentucky1848

Harden genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Harden in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 8, Burleson 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 Hardens in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (2), South Carolina (2) and Maryland (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 Harden?

Bastrop County (1), Burleson County (1), Comal County (1). In all, 8 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 Harden appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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