Hooper · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hooper in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 15 freedmen

15 freedmen named Hooper registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Shelby County (9), Anderson County (1) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hoopers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hooper registered, on the 1870 county map
15
Freedmen
7
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hoopers registered

Texas counties where the Hoopers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Shelby County960%
Anderson County17%
Brazos County17%
Chambers County17%
Galveston County17%
Hill County17%
Matagorda County17%

Where the Hoopers were born

Birthplaces the Hoopers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina433%
Alabama325%
Mississippi325%
Georgia18%
Texas18%

When the Hoopers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hoopers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
12

Every Hooper in the register

The Hoopers in the register, 1 to 15 of 15
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben HooperAnderson CountySouth Carolina1850
Charles HooperShelby CountyTexas1848
Dallas HooperChambers CountyGeorgia1853
Gid HooperShelby CountyAlabama1851
Henry HooperShelby CountySouth Carolina1851
Joseph HooperShelby CountySouth Carolina1858
Joshua E. HooperMatagorda County
Lewis HooperHill CountySouth Carolina1854
Marsh HooperShelby CountyAlabama1851
Pink HooperShelby CountyMississippi1851
Sam HooperBrazos County1853
Samuel HooperShelby CountyAlabama1852
Simson HooperShelby CountyMississippi1855
Stephen HooperGalveston County1848
Vinos HooperShelby CountyMississippi1851

Hooper genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hooper in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Shelby County holds 9 of the 15, Anderson 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 Hoopers in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (4), Alabama (3) and Mississippi (3) 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 Hooper?

Shelby County (9), Anderson County (1), Brazos County (1). In all, 15 registered across 7 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 Hooper appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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