Hoag · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hoag in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Hoag registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Liberty County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hoags registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hoag registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Hoags registered

Texas counties where the Hoags registered
CountyFreedmen%
Liberty County150%
Walker County150%

Where the Hoags were born

Birthplaces the Hoags reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
South Carolina150%

When the Hoags reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hoags
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Hoag in the register

The Hoags in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dave HoagWalker CountyMississippi1863
James HoagLiberty CountySouth Carolina

Hoag genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hoag in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Liberty County holds 1 of the 2, Walker 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 Hoags in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1) and South Carolina (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 Hoag?

Liberty County (1), Walker 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 Hoag appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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