Hardin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hardin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Hardin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (1), Hays County (1) and Hunt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hardins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hardin registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
6
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hardins registered

Texas counties where the Hardins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County117%
Hays County117%
Hunt County117%
Leon County117%
Newton County117%
Wilson County117%

Where the Hardins were born

Birthplaces the Hardins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama233%
Tennessee233%
Georgia117%
North Carolina117%

When the Hardins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hardins
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
3

Every Hardin in the register

The Hardins in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anderson HardinWilson CountyTennessee1863
Emanuel HardinNewton CountyAlabama1855
Henry HardinHunt CountyNorth Carolina1865
Jerry HardinLeon CountyAlabama1853
Jesse HardinBrazoria CountyGeorgia1859
William HardinHays CountyTennessee1866

Hardin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hardin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 6, Hays 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 Hardins in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), Tennessee (2) and Georgia (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 Hardin?

Brazoria County (1), Hays County (1), Hunt County (1). In all, 6 registered across 6 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 Hardin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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