Hickman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hickman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Hickman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Dallas County (2), Angelina County (1) and Falls County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, Virginia and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hickmans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hickman registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
6
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Hickmans registered

Texas counties where the Hickmans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Dallas County229%
Angelina County114%
Falls County114%
Harrison County114%
Tarrant County114%
Walker County114%

Where the Hickmans were born

Birthplaces the Hickmans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky350%
Virginia233%
Georgia117%

When the Hickmans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hickmans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
5

Every Hickman in the register

The Hickmans in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alex HickmanDallas CountyKentucky1862
Frank HickmanDallas CountyKentucky1861
John HickmanAngelina CountyGeorgia1855
John HickmanTarrant CountyKentucky1861
Nat HickmanWalker CountyVirginia1860
Robert HickmanHarrison CountyVirginia1864
Wiley HickmanFalls County

Hickman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hickman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Dallas County holds 2 of the 7, Angelina 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 Hickmans in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (3), Virginia (2) and Georgia (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 Hickman?

Dallas County (2), Angelina County (1), Falls County (1). In all, 7 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 Hickman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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