Hatch · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hatch in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Hatch registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (2), Fayette County (1) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1838.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hatches registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hatch registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
4
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1838
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Hatches registered

Texas counties where the Hatches registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County240%
Fayette County120%
Galveston County120%
San Patricio County120%

Where the Hatches were born

Birthplaces the Hatches reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi250%
North Carolina125%
Tennessee125%

When the Hatches reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hatches
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
3
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Hatch in the register

The Hatches in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjm H. HatchSan Patricio CountyTennessee1846
Charles HatchWalker CountyMississippi1847
Henry HatchWalker CountyMississippi1838
Isaac HatchFayette CountyNorth Carolina1863
Isaac HatchGalveston County1843

Hatch genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hatch in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 2 of the 5, Fayette 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 Hatches in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (2), North Carolina (1) and Tennessee (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 Hatch?

Walker County (2), Fayette County (1), Galveston County (1). In all, 5 registered across 4 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 Hatch appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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