Bunkley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bunkley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Bunkley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hays County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bunkleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bunkley registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Bunkleys registered

Texas counties where the Bunkleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hays County2100%

Where the Bunkleys were born

Birthplaces the Bunkleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Louisiana150%

When the Bunkleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bunkleys
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Bunkley in the register

The Bunkleys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham BunkleyHays CountyLouisiana1866
Abraham BunkleyHays CountyAlabama1866

Bunkley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bunkley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hays 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 Bunkleys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Louisiana (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 Bunkley?

Hays 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 Bunkley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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