Harp · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Harp in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Harp registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (2) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Harps registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Harp registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Harps registered

Texas counties where the Harps registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County267%
Guadalupe County133%

Where the Harps were born

Birthplaces the Harps reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia267%
Virginia133%

When the Harps reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Harps
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
3

Every Harp in the register

The Harps in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abe HarpDavis CountyGeorgia1862
LIberty HarpGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Wash HarpDavis CountyGeorgia1862

Harp genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Harp in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 2 of the 3, Guadalupe 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 Harps in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (2) and Virginia (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 Harp?

Davis County (2), Guadalupe County (1). In all, 3 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 Harp appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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