Hears · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hears in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Hears registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Lavaca County, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hearses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hears registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hearses registered

Texas counties where the Hearses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Lavaca County1100%

When the Hearses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hearses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Hears in the register

The Hearses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Washington HearsLavaca County1857

Hears genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hears in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Lavaca 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 Hears?

Lavaca 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 Hears appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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