Hargrove · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hargrove in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 11 freedmen

11 freedmen named Hargrove registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (5), Bastrop County (2) and Colorado County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hargroves registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hargrove registered, on the 1870 county map
11
Freedmen
4
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hargroves registered

Texas counties where the Hargroves registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County545%
Bastrop County218%
Colorado County218%
DeWitt County218%

Where the Hargroves were born

Birthplaces the Hargroves reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama333%
Georgia222%
Louisiana111%
Mississippi111%
North Carolina111%
Texas111%

When the Hargroves reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hargroves
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
0
1850s
7
1860s
2

Every Hargrove in the register

The Hargroves in the register, 1 to 11 of 11
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham HargroveColorado CountyTexas1838
Allen HargroveWalker CountyAlabama1852
Calvin HargroveDeWitt County1860
Irvin HargroveBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1852
John HargroveColorado CountyMississippi1837
Kinion HargroveDeWitt County1856
Moses HargroveWalker CountyGeorgia1853
Pleasant HargroveWalker CountyAlabama1852
Robet HargroveBastrop CountyLouisiana1862
Robin HargroveWalker CountyGeorgia1852
Warren HargroveWalker CountyAlabama1852

Hargrove genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hargrove in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 5 of the 11, Bastrop 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 Hargroves in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3), Georgia (2) and Louisiana (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 Hargrove?

Walker County (5), Bastrop County (2), Colorado County (2). In all, 11 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 Hargrove appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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