Hooker · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hooker in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Hooker registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1), Hunt County (1) and Van Zandt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hookers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hooker registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Hookers registered

Texas counties where the Hookers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County125%
Hunt County125%
Van Zandt County125%
Wood County125%

Where the Hookers were born

Birthplaces the Hookers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas375%
Alabama125%

When the Hookers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hookers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Hooker in the register

The Hookers in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry HookerAnderson CountyAlabama1851
Nelson HookerWood CountyTexas1845
Samuel HookerVan Zandt CountyTexas1864
Thomas HookerHunt CountyTexas1846

Hooker genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hooker in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 4, Hunt 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 Hookers in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (3) and Alabama (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 Hooker?

Anderson County (1), Hunt County (1), Van Zandt County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 Hooker appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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