Hawks · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hawks in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Hawks registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hawkses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hawks registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
1
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Hawkses registered

Texas counties where the Hawkses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County5100%

Where the Hawkses were born

Birthplaces the Hawkses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina240%
Georgia120%
Tennessee120%
Virginia120%

When the Hawkses reached Texas

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

Every Hawks in the register

The Hawkses in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin HawksAnderson CountySouth Carolina1852
Benjamin HawksAnderson CountySouth Carolina1847
Harray HawksAnderson CountyVirginia1861
Jim HawksAnderson CountyGeorgia1855
Spemen HawksAnderson CountyTennessee1847

Hawks genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hawks in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 5 of the 5. 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 Hawkses in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (2), Georgia (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 Hawks?

Anderson County (5). In all, 5 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 Hawks appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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