Heard · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Heard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 19 freedmen

19 freedmen named Heard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (8), Colorado County (3) and Davis County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1835.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Heards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Heard registered, on the 1870 county map
19
Freedmen
7
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1835
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Heards registered

Texas counties where the Heards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County842%
Colorado County316%
Davis County316%
Wharton County211%
Galveston County15%
Lamar County15%
Tyler County15%

Where the Heards were born

Birthplaces the Heards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama850%
Mississippi319%
Arkansas16%
Georgia16%
Louisiana16%
Tennessee16%
Virginia16%

When the Heards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Heards
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
1
1850s
11
1860s
4

Every Heard in the register

The Heards in the register, 1 to 19 of 19
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Calvin HeardTyler CountyLouisiana1854
Commodore HeardHarrison CountyAlabama1852
David HeardHarrison CountyAlabama1854
Dick HeardDavis CountyAlabama1858
Doctor HeardWharton County1866
Green HeardHarrison CountyAlabama1852
Henry HeardDavis CountyGeorgia1858
Houston HeardHarrison CountyTennessee1849
James HeardColorado CountyMississippi1835
Jeremiah HeardGalveston County1865
Joshua HeardDavis CountyAlabama1858
Judge HeardColorado CountyMississippi1837
Kinian HeardHarrison CountyAlabama1852
Mark HeardHarrison CountyAlabama1852
Nelson HeardWharton County1866
Phillip HeardColorado CountyMississippi1837
Richard HeardHarrison CountyVirginia1852
Wesley HeardLamar CountyArkansas1862
Wilkins HeardHarrison CountyAlabama1852

Heard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Heard in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 8 of the 19, Colorado 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 Heards in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (8), Mississippi (3) and Arkansas (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 Heard?

Harrison County (8), Colorado County (3), Davis County (3). In all, 19 registered across 7 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 Heard appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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