Haw · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Haw in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Haw registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Dallas County (1) and McLennan County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Haws registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Haw registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Haws registered

Texas counties where the Haws registered
CountyFreedmen%
Dallas County150%
McLennan County150%

Where the Haws were born

Birthplaces the Haws reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Haws reached Texas

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

Every Haw in the register

The Haws in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Sampsen HawDallas CountyTennessee1859
William HawMcLennan County1866

Haw genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Haw in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Dallas County holds 1 of the 2, McLennan 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 Haws in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Haw?

Dallas County (1), McLennan 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 Haw appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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