Harton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Harton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Harton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1) and San Augustine County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hartons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Harton registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hartons registered

Texas counties where the Hartons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County150%
San Augustine County150%

Where the Hartons were born

Birthplaces the Hartons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee150%
Virginia150%

When the Hartons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hartons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Harton in the register

The Hartons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George HartonSan Augustine CountyVirginia1866
Rally HartonAnderson CountyTennessee1855

Harton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Harton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 2, San Augustine 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 Hartons in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (1) 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 Harton?

Anderson County (1), San Augustine 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 Harton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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