Harley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Harley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Harley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Grayson County (1) and Shelby County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Harleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Harley registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Harleys registered

Texas counties where the Harleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County150%
Shelby County150%

Where the Harleys were born

Birthplaces the Harleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
Mississippi150%

When the Harleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Harleys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Harley in the register

The Harleys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James HarleyShelby CountyMississippi1842
Jordan HarleyGrayson CountyKentucky1862

Harley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Harley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Grayson County holds 1 of the 2, Shelby 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 Harleys in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1) and Mississippi (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 Harley?

Grayson County (1), Shelby County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Harley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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