Hornback · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hornback in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Hornback registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hornbacks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hornback registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Hornbacks registered

Texas counties where the Hornbacks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2100%

Where the Hornbacks were born

Birthplaces the Hornbacks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee2100%

When the Hornbacks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hornbacks
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Hornback in the register

The Hornbacks in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Franklin HornbackHarrison CountyTennessee1853
Granville HornbackHarrison CountyTennessee1848

Hornback genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hornback in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 2 of the 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 Hornbacks in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (2) 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 Hornback?

Harrison County (2). In all, 2 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Hornback appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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