Hayle · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hayle in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Hayle registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Wood County (2) and Bexar County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Arkansas, North Carolina and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hayles registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hayle registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Hayles registered

Texas counties where the Hayles registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wood County267%
Bexar County133%

Where the Hayles were born

Birthplaces the Hayles reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas133%
North Carolina133%
South Carolina133%

When the Hayles reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hayles
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every Hayle in the register

The Hayles in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Fernandes HayleWood CountySouth Carolina1860
Joseph HayleWood CountyNorth Carolina1860
Robert HayleBexar CountyArkansas1852

Hayle genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hayle in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wood County holds 2 of the 3, Bexar 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 Hayles in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (1), North Carolina (1) and South Carolina (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 Hayle?

Wood County (2), Bexar County (1). In all, 3 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 Hayle appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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