Hendrick · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hendrick in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Hendrick registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Fayette County (1), Fort Bend County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana, Georgia and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1856.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hendricks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hendrick registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
6
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1856
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hendricks registered

Texas counties where the Hendricks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County117%
Fort Bend County117%
Harrison County117%
Hill County117%
Leon County117%
San Augustine County117%

Where the Hendricks were born

Birthplaces the Hendricks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana240%
Georgia120%
Missouri120%
South Carolina120%

When the Hendricks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hendricks
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
3

Variations of Hendrick

Every Hendrick in the register

The Hendricks in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben HendrickFayette CountySouth Carolina1859
Walter HendrickLeon CountyLouisiana1863
Warren HendrickHarrison CountyGeorgia1856
Washington HendrickHill CountyMissouri1861
West HendrickFort Bend County1859
William HendrickSan Augustine CountyLouisiana

Hendrick genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hendrick in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 1 of the 6, Fort Bend 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 look under Hendricks as well.

Where did the Hendricks in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (2), Georgia (1) and Missouri (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 Hendrick?

Fayette County (1), Fort Bend County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 6 registered across 6 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 Hendrick appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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