Bunton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bunton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

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

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

Where the Buntons registered

Texas counties where the Buntons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hays County2100%

Where the Buntons were born

Birthplaces the Buntons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
Tennessee150%

When the Buntons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Buntons
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Bunton in the register

The Buntons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elias BuntonHays CountyKentucky1866
Ranson BuntonHays CountyTennessee1866

Bunton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bunton 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 Buntons in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1) and Tennessee (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 Bunton?

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

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