Hartly · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hartly in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Hartly registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hartlys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hartly registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hartlys registered

Texas counties where the Hartlys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County150%
Fort Bend County150%

Where the Hartlys were born

Birthplaces the Hartlys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
South Carolina150%

When the Hartlys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hartlys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Hartly in the register

The Hartlys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John HartlyAustin CountySouth Carolina1859
Steven HartlyFort Bend CountyAlabama1857

Hartly genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hartly in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 2, Fort Bend 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 Hartlys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and South Carolina (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 Hartly?

Austin County (1), Fort Bend 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 Hartly appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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