Hayward · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hayward in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Hayward registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1) and Wharton County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Haywards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hayward registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Haywards registered

Texas counties where the Haywards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County150%
Wharton County150%

When the Haywards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Haywards
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Hayward in the register

The Haywards in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Geo. HaywardBrazos County1863
John HaywardWharton County1866

Hayward genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hayward in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 2, Wharton 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Hayward?

Brazos County (1), Wharton County (1). In all, 2 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 Hayward appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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