Dunkin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dunkin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Dunkin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (2) and Grayson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1834.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dunkins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dunkin registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Missouri
Largest birthplace
1834
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Dunkins registered

Texas counties where the Dunkins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County267%
Grayson County133%

Where the Dunkins were born

Birthplaces the Dunkins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Missouri1100%

When the Dunkins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dunkins
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
0
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Dunkin in the register

The Dunkins in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Danl DunkinGrayson CountyMissouri1862
Jordan DunkinGonzales County1835
Stephen DunkinGonzales County1834

Dunkin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dunkin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 2 of the 3, Grayson 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 Dunkins in Texas come from?

They reported Missouri (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 Dunkin?

Gonzales County (2), Grayson County (1). In all, 3 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 Dunkin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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