Dunlap · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dunlap in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Dunlap registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (3), Brazos County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dunlaps registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dunlap registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
3
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Dunlaps registered

Texas counties where the Dunlaps registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County360%
Brazos County120%
Harrison County120%

Where the Dunlaps were born

Birthplaces the Dunlaps reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina250%
Tennessee125%
Texas125%

When the Dunlaps reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dunlaps
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
3

Every Dunlap in the register

The Dunlaps in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Frank DunlapBrazos County1852
Franklin DunlapHarrison CountyTennessee1846
James DunlapBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1855
May DunlapBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1851
Prince DunlapBrazoria CountyTexas1848

Dunlap genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dunlap in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 3 of the 5, Brazos 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 Dunlaps in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (2), Tennessee (1) and Texas (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 Dunlap?

Brazoria County (3), Brazos County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 5 registered across 3 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 Dunlap appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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