Hay · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hay in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Hay registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (1), McLennan County (1) and Wood County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hays registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hay registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Hays registered

Texas counties where the Hays registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County133%
McLennan County133%
Wood County133%

Where the Hays were born

Birthplaces the Hays reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Texas150%

When the Hays reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hays
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Hay in the register

The Hays in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isham HayWood CountyAlabama1857
William HayHarrison CountyTexas1846
William HayMcLennan County1866

Hay genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hay in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 1 of the 3, 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 Hays in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Hay?

Harrison County (1), McLennan County (1), Wood County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Hay appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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