Hicks · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hicks in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 27 freedmen

27 freedmen named Hicks registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (5), Brazos County (3) and Wharton County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1817.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hickses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hicks registered, on the 1870 county map
27
Freedmen
15
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1817
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hickses registered

Texas counties where the Hickses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County519%
Brazos County311%
Wharton County311%
Brazoria County27%
Colorado County27%
Houston County27%
Shelby County27%
Anderson County14%
Austin County14%
Cherokee County14%
Galveston County14%
Hill County14%
Hunt County14%
McLennan County14%
Walker County14%

Where the Hickses were born

Birthplaces the Hickses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee526%
South Carolina316%
Georgia211%
Mississippi211%
North Carolina211%
Alabama15%
Kentucky15%
Maryland15%
Texas15%
Virginia15%

When the Hickses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hickses
DecadeFreedmen
1810s
1
1820s
0
1830s
2
1840s
3
1850s
12
1860s
9

Every Hicks in the register

The Hickses in the register, 1 to 27 of 27
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron HicksHouston CountyVirginia1861
Austin HicksHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Benjamin HicksColorado CountyKentucky1854
Charles HicksHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1850
Cyrus HicksWharton County1866
George HicksHunt CountyTennessee1851
Gilbert HicksGalveston County1855
Green HicksHill CountyMississippi1854
Henry HicksHarrison CountyMaryland1846
Hollon HicksWharton County1866
Isaac HicksBrazoria CountyTexas1817
James HicksAustin CountySouth Carolina1858
James HicksMcLennan County1866
James K. HicksShelby CountyTennessee1837
Jeremiah HicksBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1853
Lewis HicksHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Major HicksBrazos County1862
Moses HicksCherokee CountySouth Carolina1866
Napoleon B. HicksHouston CountyGeorgia1851
Newall HicksBrazos County1861
Solomon HicksColorado CountyTennessee1859
Steve HicksBrazos County1859
Stevens HicksAnderson CountyGeorgia1855
Tony HicksWalker CountyNorth Carolina1854
Wash HicksShelby CountyTennessee1837
William HicksWharton County1866
William H. HicksHarrison CountyTennessee1862

Hicks genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hicks in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 5 of the 27, Brazos County 3. 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 Hickses in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (5), South Carolina (3) and Georgia (2) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Hicks?

Harrison County (5), Brazos County (3), Wharton County (3). In all, 27 registered across 15 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 Hicks appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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