Bonner · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bonner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 24 freedmen

24 freedmen named Bonner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (8), Austin County (5) and Davis County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bonners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bonner registered, on the 1870 county map
24
Freedmen
9
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Bonners registered

Texas counties where the Bonners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County833%
Austin County521%
Davis County313%
Brazoria County28%
Harrison County28%
Anderson County14%
Dallas County14%
Fort Bend County14%
McLennan County14%

Where the Bonners were born

Birthplaces the Bonners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1255%
Georgia314%
Virginia29%
Africa15%
Arkansas15%
Louisiana15%
Missouri15%
North Carolina15%

When the Bonners reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bonners
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
12
1860s
9

Every Bonner in the register

The Bonners in the register, 1 to 24 of 24
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert BonnerHarrison CountyArkansas1846
Alford BonnerAnderson CountyAlabama1854
Anderson BonnerDallas CountyAlabama1852
Ben BonnerDavis CountyGeorgia1867
Benjamin BonnerFreestone CountyAlabama1853
Charles BonnerFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
Daniel BonnerAustin CountyAlabama1850
Dennis BonnerFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Edward BonnerDavis CountyAlabama1863
Frank BonnerFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
George BonnerFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Green BonnerBrazoria CountyLouisiana1853
Henderson BonnerFort Bend County1854
Jacob BonnerAustin CountyAlabama1852
Joesph BonnerAustin CountyAlabama1851
Joseph BonnerFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Lewis BonnerDavis CountyGeorgia1852
Louis BonnerBrazoria CountyMissouri1847
Oliver BonnerFreestone CountyAlabama1858
Oren BonnerMcLennan County1866
Peter BonnerHarrison CountyVirginia1847
Philip BonnerAustin CountyAlabama1853
Pompey BonnerFreestone CountyAfrica1867
Sevis BonnerAustin CountyAlabama1852

Bonner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bonner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 8 of the 24, Austin County 5. 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 Bonners in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (12), Georgia (3) and Virginia (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 Bonner?

Freestone County (8), Austin County (5), Davis County (3). In all, 24 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 Bonner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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