Hardiman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hardiman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 10 freedmen

10 freedmen named Hardiman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (7), Falls County (1) and McLennan County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Virginia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1833.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hardimans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hardiman registered, on the 1870 county map
10
Freedmen
4
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1833
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hardimans registered

Texas counties where the Hardimans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County770%
Falls County110%
McLennan County110%
Van Zandt County110%

Where the Hardimans were born

Birthplaces the Hardimans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas225%
Virginia225%
Alabama113%
Georgia113%
Louisiana113%
Tennessee113%

When the Hardimans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hardimans
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
1
1850s
3
1860s
3

Every Hardiman in the register

The Hardimans in the register, 1 to 10 of 10
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John HardimanBastrop CountyTexas1852
John HardimanMcLennan County1866
Josiah HardimanBastrop CountyAlabama1833
Josiah HardimanBastrop CountyLouisiana1861
Matt HardimanBastrop CountyTexas1849
Philip HardimanBastrop CountyGeorgia1855
Thomas HardimanVan Zandt CountyVirginia1866
Washington HardimanBastrop CountyTennessee1837
Washington HardimanBastrop CountyVirginia1852
Winston HardimanFalls County

Hardiman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hardiman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 7 of the 10, Falls 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 Hardimans in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (2), Virginia (2) and Alabama (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 Hardiman?

Bastrop County (7), Falls County (1), McLennan County (1). In all, 10 registered across 4 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 Hardiman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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