Dunson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dunson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Dunson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fort Bend County, reaching Texas about 1861.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dunsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dunson registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1861
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Dunsons registered

Texas counties where the Dunsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County1100%

When the Dunsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dunsons
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Dunson in the register

The Dunsons in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John DunsonFort Bend County1861

Dunson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dunson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 1 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Dunson?

Fort Bend County (1). In all, 1 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 Dunson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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