Hutchinson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hutchinson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 13 freedmen

13 freedmen named Hutchinson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (2), Gonzales County (2) and Walker County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Kentucky and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1834.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hutchinsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hutchinson registered, on the 1870 county map
13
Freedmen
10
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1834
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hutchinsons registered

Texas counties where the Hutchinsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County215%
Gonzales County215%
Walker County215%
Anderson County18%
Austin County18%
Brazos County18%
Cooke County18%
Guadalupe County18%
Leon County18%
Parker County18%

Where the Hutchinsons were born

Birthplaces the Hutchinsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama330%
Kentucky220%
Texas220%
North Carolina110%
South Carolina110%
Tennessee110%

When the Hutchinsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hutchinsons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1
1850s
6
1860s
5

Variations of Hutchinson

Every Hutchinson in the register

The Hutchinsons in the register, 1 to 13 of 13
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ephraim HutchinsonWalker CountyAlabama1859
George HutchinsonBrazos County1861
Harry HutchinsonLeon CountyAlabama1850
Henry HutchinsonBrazoria CountyKentucky1834
Jim HutchinsonGonzales County1851
Jim HutchinsonGuadalupe CountySouth Carolina1866
John HutchinsonAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1863
John HutchinsonAustin CountyAlabama1864
Louis HutchinsonBrazoria CountyTexas1847
March HutchinsonWalker CountyKentucky1859
Nelson HutchinsonGonzales County1855
Noah HutchinsonCooke CountyTexas1862
Thomas HutchinsonParker CountyTennessee1859

Hutchinson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hutchinson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 2 of the 13, 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 look under Hutchison as well.

Where did the Hutchinsons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3), Kentucky (2) and Texas (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 Hutchinson?

Brazoria County (2), Gonzales County (2), Walker County (2). In all, 13 registered across 10 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 Hutchinson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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