Bundy · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bundy in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Bundy registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (2) and Galveston County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bundys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bundy registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Bundys registered

Texas counties where the Bundys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County250%
Galveston County250%

Where the Bundys were born

Birthplaces the Bundys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia2100%

When the Bundys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bundys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
2

Every Bundy in the register

The Bundys in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alex BundyColorado CountyVirginia1850
James BundyGalveston County1866
Marcey BundyColorado CountyVirginia1850
Warner BundyGalveston County1866

Bundy genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bundy in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 2 of the 4, Galveston 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 Bundys in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Bundy?

Colorado County (2), Galveston County (2). In all, 4 registered across 2 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 Bundy appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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