Harvard · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Harvard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Harvard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Collin County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Harvards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Harvard registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Harvards registered

Texas counties where the Harvards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Collin County1100%

Where the Harvards were born

Birthplaces the Harvards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Harvards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Harvards
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Harvard in the register

The Harvards in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dan HarvardCollin CountyVirginia1857

Harvard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Harvard in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Collin County holds 1 of the 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 Harvards in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Harvard?

Collin County (1). In all, 1 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 Harvard appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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