Haynes · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Haynes in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 20 freedmen

20 freedmen named Haynes registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (5), Hardin County (3) and Freestone County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hayneses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Haynes registered, on the 1870 county map
20
Freedmen
12
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hayneses registered

Where the Hayneses were born

Birthplaces the Hayneses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama427%
Mississippi320%
Georgia213%
South Carolina213%
Tennessee213%
North Carolina17%
Virginia17%

When the Hayneses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hayneses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
4
1850s
8
1860s
7

Every Haynes in the register

The Hayneses in the register, 1 to 20 of 20
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron HaynesFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Alexander HaynesHardin CountyNorth Carolina1859
Allen HaynesHardin CountyGeorgia1847
Archer HaynesJackson County1850
Clark HaynesHarrison CountyVirginia1858
Clem HaynesGonzales County1862
Derry HaynesHarrison CountyAlabama1846
George HaynesHarrison CountyAlabama1846
George HaynesHarrison CountyMississippi1846
George HaynesJefferson County1859
George HaynesWalker CountyAlabama1837
Henry HaynesCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Henry HaynesColorado CountyMississippi1853
Joe HaynesFort Bend County1850
John P. HaynesKarnes CountyMississippi1854
Polk HaynesBowie CountyTennessee1862
Rhodes HaynesHarrison CountyGeorgia1859
Silus HaynesJefferson County1860
Stephen HaynesHardin CountySouth Carolina1860
Toney HaynesFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867

Haynes genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Haynes in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 5 of the 20, Hardin County 3. 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 Hayneses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (4), Mississippi (3) and Georgia (2) 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 Haynes?

Harrison County (5), Hardin County (3), Freestone County (2). In all, 20 registered across 12 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 Haynes appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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