Hope · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hope in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Hope registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1), Harrison County (1) and Jackson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hopes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hope registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Hopes registered

Texas counties where the Hopes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County133%
Harrison County133%
Jackson County133%

Where the Hopes were born

Birthplaces the Hopes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
Tennessee150%

When the Hopes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hopes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Hope in the register

The Hopes in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Field HopeColorado CountyLouisiana1863
Moses HopeJackson County1857
Nelson HopeHarrison CountyTennessee1846

Hope genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hope in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 3, Harrison 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 Hopes in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1) and 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 Hope?

Colorado County (1), Harrison County (1), Jackson County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Hope appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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