Haskins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Haskins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Haskins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Jackson County (2), Austin County (1) and Davis County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Arkansas and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Haskinses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Haskins registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
5
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Haskinses registered

Texas counties where the Haskinses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Jackson County233%
Austin County117%
Davis County117%
Fannin County117%
Hopkins County117%

Where the Haskinses were born

Birthplaces the Haskinses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia250%
Arkansas125%
North Carolina125%

When the Haskinses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Haskinses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2
1860s
3

Every Haskins in the register

The Haskinses in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry HaskinsFannin CountyVirginia1862
Jerry HaskinsHopkins CountyNorth Carolina1862
Kit HaskinsJackson County1852
Manuel HaskinsDavis CountyArkansas1867
Moses HaskinsAustin CountyVirginia1843
William HaskinsJackson County1857

Haskins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Haskins in Texas?

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

They reported Virginia (2), Arkansas (1) and North 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 Haskins?

Jackson County (2), Austin County (1), Davis County (1). In all, 6 registered across 5 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 Haskins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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