Hennison · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hennison in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Hennison registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (1) and McLennan County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hennisons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hennison registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hennisons registered

Texas counties where the Hennisons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County150%
McLennan County150%

When the Hennisons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hennisons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Hennison in the register

The Hennisons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert HennisonMcLennan County1867
William HennisonFort Bend County1854

Hennison genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hennison in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 1 of the 2, McLennan 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Hennison?

Fort Bend County (1), McLennan County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Hennison appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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