Hendley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hendley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Hendley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hendleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hendley registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Hendleys registered

Texas counties where the Hendleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County2100%

When the Hendleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hendleys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Hendley in the register

The Hendleys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Joseph HendleyGalveston County1847
Joseph HendleyGalveston County1857

Hendley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hendley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Hendley?

Galveston County (2). In all, 2 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 Hendley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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