Hurst · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hurst in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Hurst registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1) and Falls County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hursts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hurst registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Hursts registered

Texas counties where the Hursts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County150%
Falls County150%

Where the Hursts were born

Birthplaces the Hursts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Hursts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hursts
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Hurst in the register

The Hursts in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Gy HurstFalls County
Henry HurstAustin CountyTexas1841

Hurst genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hurst in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 2, Falls 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 Hursts in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Hurst?

Austin County (1), Falls County (1). In all, 2 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 Hurst appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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