Hume · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hume in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Hume registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (3) and Grayson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Humes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hume registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Humes registered

Texas counties where the Humes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County360%
Grayson County240%

Where the Humes were born

Birthplaces the Humes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky120%
North Carolina120%
Tennessee120%
Texas120%
Virginia120%

When the Humes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Humes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
2

Every Hume in the register

The Humes in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benj HumeGrayson CountyTennessee1852
Calvin HumeWalker CountyNorth Carolina1840
George HumeGrayson CountyKentucky1858
Harmon HumeWalker CountyTexas1846
Strother HumeWalker CountyVirginia1840

Hume genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hume in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 3 of the 5, Grayson 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 Humes in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1), North Carolina (1) and Tennessee (1) 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 Hume?

Walker County (3), Grayson County (2). In all, 5 registered across 2 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 Hume appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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