Dunbar · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dunbar in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 11 freedmen

11 freedmen named Dunbar registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (7), Anderson County (1) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Virginia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dunbars registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dunbar registered, on the 1870 county map
11
Freedmen
5
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Dunbars registered

Texas counties where the Dunbars registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County764%
Anderson County19%
Colorado County19%
Galveston County19%
Harrison County19%

Where the Dunbars were born

Birthplaces the Dunbars reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama550%
Virginia220%
Mississippi110%
North Carolina110%
Texas110%

When the Dunbars reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dunbars
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2
1860s
8

Every Dunbar in the register

The Dunbars in the register, 1 to 11 of 11
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron DunbarColorado CountyTexas1846
Callin DunbarAnderson CountyVirginia1852
Clem DunbarFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Jack DunbarFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Jack DunbarFreestone CountyMississippi1863
Jacob DunbarFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Joseph DunbarFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
Mack DunbarFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Perry DunbarFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Roger DunbarHarrison CountyVirginia1863
William DunbarGalveston County1854

Dunbar genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dunbar in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 7 of the 11, Anderson County 1. 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 Dunbars in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (5), Virginia (2) and Mississippi (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Dunbar?

Freestone County (7), Anderson County (1), Colorado County (1). In all, 11 registered across 5 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 Dunbar appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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