Harold · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Harold in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Harold registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Harolds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Harold registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Harolds registered

Texas counties where the Harolds registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County3100%

Where the Harolds were born

Birthplaces the Harolds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana267%
Alabama133%

When the Harolds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Harolds
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3

Every Harold in the register

The Harolds in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander HaroldWalker CountyLouisiana1854
Hen HaroldWalker CountyLouisiana1854
Joseph HaroldWalker CountyAlabama1854

Harold genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Harold in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Harolds in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (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 Harold?

Walker County (3). In all, 3 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Harold appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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