Hearn · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hearn in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Hearn registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (2), Burleson County (1) and Davis County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hearns registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hearn registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
5
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hearns registered

Texas counties where the Hearns registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County233%
Burleson County117%
Davis County117%
Grayson County117%
Shelby County117%

Where the Hearns were born

Birthplaces the Hearns reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky133%
North Carolina133%
Tennessee133%

When the Hearns reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hearns
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1
1850s
2
1860s
2

Every Hearn in the register

The Hearns in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Allen HearnDavis CountyNorth Carolina1859
G. W. HearnBurleson County1854
J.W. HearnShelby CountyTennessee1863
Mike HearnBrazos County1839
Scott HearnBrazos County1847
W.A. HearnGrayson CountyKentucky1867

Hearn genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hearn in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 2 of the 6, Burleson 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 Hearns in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1), North Carolina (1) and Tennessee (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 Hearn?

Brazos County (2), Burleson County (1), Davis County (1). In all, 6 registered across 5 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 Hearn appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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