Hobson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hobson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Hobson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in DeWitt County (1) and Refugio County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hobsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hobson registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hobsons registered

Texas counties where the Hobsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County150%
Refugio County150%

When the Hobsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hobsons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Hobson in the register

The Hobsons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Guss HobsonRefugio County
Solomon HobsonDeWitt County1852

Hobson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hobson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt County holds 1 of the 2, Refugio 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 Hobson?

DeWitt County (1), Refugio 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 Hobson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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