Hawley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hawley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Hawley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hawleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hawley registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Hawleys registered

Texas counties where the Hawleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2100%

Where the Hawleys were born

Birthplaces the Hawleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee150%
Texas150%

When the Hawleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hawleys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2

Every Hawley in the register

The Hawleys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jack HawleyHarrison CountyTexas1846
John HawleyHarrison CountyTennessee1847

Hawley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hawley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 2 of the 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 Hawleys in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (1) and Texas (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 Hawley?

Harrison County (2). In all, 2 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 Hawley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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