Hunt County, Texas · 1867 voter registration
Hunt County, Texas: freedmen, slavery and the 1867 voter registration
Slavery in Hunt County
In 1860 the census counted 577 enslaved people in Hunt County, 9% of everyone living there. Seven years later 149 freedmen registered to vote there, 12% of the county's voters. Many were born in Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina, and 135 reported reaching Texas before 1865.
- 577
- Enslaved in 1860
- 9%
- Of the county in 1860
- 1,259
- Registered voters
- 149
- Freedmen
- 12%
- Freedmen
- Tennessee
- Largest birthplace
- 12 years
- Median time in Texas
- 31
- Register pages
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| Birthplace | Registrants | % |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 30 | 21% |
| Georgia | 18 | 13% |
| North Carolina | 16 | 11% |
| Virginia | 13 | 9% |
| Arkansas | 12 | 8% |
| Mississippi | 11 | 8% |
| South Carolina | 10 | 7% |
| Texas | 10 | 7% |
| Alabama | 7 | 5% |
| Kentucky | 5 | 3% |
| Missouri | 5 | 3% |
| Louisiana | 4 | 3% |
| Maryland | 1 | under 1% |
| New York | 1 | under 1% |
| Ohio | 1 | under 1% |
When they arrived in Texas
Decade each registrant reported arriving in Texas, as recorded in Hunt County.
| Decade | Registrants |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 42 |
| 1850s | 52 |
| 1860s | 46 |
Surnames of freedmen in Hunt County
Hunt County genealogy: search the register by name
The first 50 names in the Hunt County register, alphabetically. Each opens a search for that name.
| Name | Birthplace | Arrived | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alen, Chesterfield | Virginia | 1863 | 4 |
| Allen, Henry | Tennessee | 1862 | |
| Allen, Samuel | Mississippi | 1863 | 4 |
| Amos, Erasmus | North Carolina | 1864 | |
| Anderson, Edmund | Arkansas | 1846 | |
| Bowls, Isaac | Tennessee | 1857 | |
| Boyd, Amos | Tennessee | 1863 | |
| Brewer, Alf | Georgia | 1864 | 2 |
| Brigham, Anthony | Texas | 1846 | 21 |
| Brigham, John | Arkansas | 1846 | 12 |
| Brigham, Thomas | Texas | 1846 | 12 |
| Brooks, William | South Carolina | 1861 | 4 |
| Brown, Jacob | Tennessee | 1855 | 11 |
| Burny, Henry | Mississippi | 1857 | 9 |
| Carpenter, Benjamin A. | Ohio | 1858 | |
| Carrol, John | New York | 1862 | |
| Christian, Isaac | Arkansas | 1854 | |
| Clayton, George | South Carolina | 1858 | 9 |
| Cockerell, Isaac | Missouri | 1863 | 3 |
| Corzene, Mattison | Mississippi | 1857 | |
| Corzine, Andrew J. | Arkansas | 1855 | 11 |
| Crumly, Berry | Georgia | 1859 | 5 |
| Daniels, Joseph | South Carolina | 1846 | 14 |
| Daniels, Joseph | Louisiana | 1852 | 12 |
| Davis, David | Tennessee | 1861 | |
| Davis, Henry | Tennessee | 1861 | |
| Davis, Spencer | Tennessee | 1861 | |
| Dean, Israel | Georgia | 1864 | 1 |
| Dickeson, Wilson | Virginia | 1861 | |
| Doneldson, George | Mississippi | 1857 | |
| Douglass, Samuel | South Carolina | 1864 | |
| Dougle, Joseph | North Carolina | 1855 | 11 |
| Drake, Thomas | Louisiana | 1860 | |
| Earley, Daniel | Texas | 1846 | 20 |
| Edwards, Joseph | South Carolina | 1863 | |
| Enoch, Levi | North Carolina | 1847 | 14 |
| Fadison, Joseph | Arkansas | 1851 | 4 |
| Fields, Austin | Georgia | 1860 | 6 |
| Flemming, David | Tennessee | 1846 | 18 |
| Franklin, Benj | Tennessee | 1859 | 8 |
| Franklin, Benjamin | Tennessee | 1864 | 5 |
| Gibbs, John W. | Virginia | 1848 | 18 |
| Godley, Harrison | Texas | 1846 | 11 |
| Haley, Charles | Missouri | 1862 | 3 |
| Hamilton, Allen | Tennessee | 1846 | 11 |
| Hardaway, Richd | Louisiana | 1861 | |
| Hardin, Henry | North Carolina | 1865 | |
| Haris, William | Alabama | 1856 | 10 |
| Hawkins, Joseph | North Carolina | 1853 | 14 |
| Head, Peter | Virginia | 1855 |
Sources and county history
Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The 1860 population figures come from Population of the United States in 1860, printed by the Census Office in 1864. Hunt County's entries fill 31 pages of the handwritten register. Race was recorded for part of the statewide register, so the freedmen count is the number identified.
Hunt County was formed out of Fannin County by 1850.
Questions about the Hunt County records
How do I find African American ancestors in Hunt County, Texas?
Search the Hunt County records by surname, then open the entry to read the original handwritten register page. Each entry gives the man's name, his birthplace and the year he reached Texas. Spellings vary, so try the sound of a name as well as its spelling, and names appear in the order men came to register, so a family can sit pages apart.
How many freedmen registered to vote in Hunt County in 1867?
149 freedmen registered in Hunt County between 1867 and 1870, 12% of the county's 1,259 registered voters.
Where were Hunt County's freedmen born?
Tennessee (30), Georgia (18) and North Carolina (16) were the birthplaces reported most often; 10 were born in Texas.
Was slavery widespread in Hunt County, Texas?
In 1860 the census counted 577 enslaved people in Hunt County, 9% of everyone living there. In 1867, 12% of Hunt County's registered voters were freedmen, 149 of 1,259. 135 of them reported reaching Texas before 1865.
Keep looking
Counties that share a boundary history with Hunt County: Fannin County.
For African American genealogy beyond Hunt County, browse the register by birthplace, search it by name or follow the migration map.
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