Vaiden · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Vaiden in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Vaiden registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hopkins County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Vaidens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Vaiden registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Vaidens registered

Texas counties where the Vaidens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hopkins County2100%

Where the Vaidens were born

Birthplaces the Vaidens reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee2100%

When the Vaidens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Vaidens
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Vaiden in the register

The Vaidens in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Hardy VaidenHopkins CountyTennessee1859
Wesley VaidenHopkins CountyTennessee1859

Vaiden genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Vaiden in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hopkins 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 Vaidens 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 Vaiden?

Hopkins 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 Vaiden appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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