Headway · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Headway in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Headway registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fort Bend County, reaching Texas about 1833.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Headways registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Headway registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1833
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Headways registered

Texas counties where the Headways registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County1100%

When the Headways reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Headways
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1

Every Headway in the register

The Headways in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Hiram HeadwayFort Bend County1833

Headway genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Headway in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 1 of the 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 Headway?

Fort Bend County (1). In all, 1 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 Headway appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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