Hitchens · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hitchens in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Hitchens registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Bexar County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hitchenses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hitchens registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Hitchenses registered

Texas counties where the Hitchenses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County1100%

Where the Hitchenses were born

Birthplaces the Hitchenses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Hitchenses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hitchenses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Hitchens in the register

The Hitchenses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Reuben HitchensBexar CountyTennessee1862

Hitchens genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hitchens in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 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 Hitchenses in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (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 Hitchens?

Bexar County (1). In all, 1 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 Hitchens appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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