Harvey · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Harvey in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 14 freedmen

14 freedmen named Harvey registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (6), Colorado County (2) and Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Harveys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Harvey registered, on the 1870 county map
14
Freedmen
7
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Harveys registered

Texas counties where the Harveys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County643%
Colorado County214%
Harrison County214%
Brazoria County17%
Chambers County17%
McLennan County17%
Shelby County17%

Where the Harveys were born

Birthplaces the Harveys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama646%
Georgia215%
Louisiana18%
Mississippi18%
Missouri18%
North Carolina18%
Virginia18%

When the Harveys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Harveys
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
2
1850s
6
1860s
5

Every Harvey in the register

The Harveys in the register, 1 to 14 of 14
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander HarveyAustin CountyAlabama1850
Charles HarveyMcLennan County1866
Edmund HarveyColorado CountyMissouri1851
Franklin HarveyHarrison CountyGeorgia1847
Geo HarveyAustin CountyGeorgia1857
George HarveyHarrison CountyAlabama1851
Harry HarveyAustin CountyNorth Carolina1859
Hillyard HarveyAustin CountyAlabama1862
Ky HarveyAustin CountyAlabama1867
Nathan HarveyColorado CountyMississippi1863
Peter HarveyBrazoria CountyVirginia1851
Sam HarveyShelby CountyLouisiana1844
Tony HarveyAustin CountyAlabama1839
William HarveyChambers CountyAlabama1867

Harvey genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Harvey in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 6 of the 14, Colorado County 2. 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 Harveys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (6), Georgia (2) and Louisiana (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 Harvey?

Austin County (6), Colorado County (2), Harrison County (2). In all, 14 registered across 7 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 Harvey appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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