Blunt · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Blunt in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 12 freedmen

12 freedmen named Blunt registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Austin County (2), Brazos County (2) and Shelby County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Virginia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Blunts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Blunt registered, on the 1870 county map
12
Freedmen
9
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Blunts registered

Texas counties where the Blunts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County217%
Brazos County217%
Shelby County217%
Burleson County18%
Caldwell County18%
Falls County18%
Fayette County18%
Galveston County18%
Grayson County18%

Where the Blunts were born

Birthplaces the Blunts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina229%
Virginia229%
Alabama114%
Georgia114%
Kentucky114%

When the Blunts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Blunts
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
2
1850s
4
1860s
4

Every Blunt in the register

The Blunts in the register, 1 to 12 of 12
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Angustus BluntFalls County
Arthur BluntBrazos County1859
Ben BluntShelby CountyGeorgia1842
Ephraim BluntCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866
George BluntShelby CountyKentucky1845
Henry BluntGalveston County1865
James BluntGrayson CountyVirginia1858
John BluntFayette CountyAlabama1852
M. BluntBurleson County1865
Peter BluntBrazos County1861
Richard BluntAustin CountyVirginia1837
Simon BluntAustin CountyNorth Carolina1854

Blunt genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Blunt in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 2 of the 12, Brazos 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 Blunts in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (2), Virginia (2) and Alabama (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 Blunt?

Austin County (2), Brazos County (2), Shelby County (2). In all, 12 registered across 9 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 Blunt appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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