Hopkins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hopkins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 15 freedmen

15 freedmen named Hopkins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in DeWitt County (2), Gonzales County (2) and Victoria County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hopkinses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hopkins registered, on the 1870 county map
15
Freedmen
12
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hopkinses registered

Texas counties where the Hopkinses registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County213%
Gonzales County213%
Victoria County213%
Brazoria County17%
Collin County17%
Fort Bend County17%
Harrison County17%
Leon County17%
Refugio County17%
Walker County17%
Washington County17%
Wharton County17%

Where the Hopkinses were born

Birthplaces the Hopkinses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia250%
Alabama125%
Texas125%

When the Hopkinses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hopkinses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1
1850s
8
1860s
4

Every Hopkins in the register

The Hopkinses in the register, 1 to 15 of 15
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Burnett HopkinsWharton County1866
Charles HopkinsCollin CountyOklahoma1856
Gus HopkinsFort Bend County1851
Hall HopkinsWashington County1859
Henry HopkinsGonzales County1856
Henry HopkinsVictoria County1866
Jefferson HopkinsLeon CountyTexas1837
Jessee HopkinsHarrison CountyVirginia1848
Richard HopkinsDeWitt County1851
Samuel HopkinsDeWitt County1857
Sandy HopkinsVictoria County1866
Scote HopkinsGonzales County1850
William HopkinsBrazoria CountyVirginia1863
Wm. O. HopkinsRefugio County
Wyley HopkinsWalker CountyAlabama1859

Hopkins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hopkins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt County holds 2 of the 15, Gonzales County 2. 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 Hopkinses in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (2), Alabama (1) and Texas (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 Hopkins?

DeWitt County (2), Gonzales County (2), Victoria County (2). In all, 15 registered across 12 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 Hopkins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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