Hardy · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hardy in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 10 freedmen

10 freedmen named Hardy registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (2), Galveston County (2) and Walker County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1832.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hardys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hardy registered, on the 1870 county map
10
Freedmen
7
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Hardys registered

Texas counties where the Hardys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County220%
Galveston County220%
Walker County220%
Cherokee County110%
Fayette County110%
Fort Bend County110%
Johnson County110%

Where the Hardys were born

Birthplaces the Hardys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina343%
Alabama114%
Mississippi114%
Tennessee114%
Texas114%

When the Hardys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hardys
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
2
1850s
3
1860s
4

Every Hardy in the register

The Hardys in the register, 1 to 10 of 10
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Cornelius HardyWalker CountyTennessee1859
George HardyWalker CountyNorth Carolina1854
Henry HardyBrazos County1855
Henry HardyCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
John HardyBrazos County1849
Reason HardyFort Bend CountyNorth Carolina1832
Richard HardyGalveston County1864
Sam HardyFayette CountyTexas1842
T HardyJohnson CountyMississippi1866
Thornton HardyGalveston CountyAlabama1864

Hardy genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hardy in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 2 of the 10, Galveston 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 Hardys in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (3), Alabama (1) and Mississippi (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Hardy?

Brazos County (2), Galveston County (2), Walker County (2). In all, 10 registered across 7 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 Hardy appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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