Gant · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gant in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Gant registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gants registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gant registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Gants registered

Texas counties where the Gants registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County267%
Brazos County133%

Where the Gants were born

Birthplaces the Gants reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee150%
Texas150%

When the Gants reached Texas

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

Every Gant in the register

The Gants in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anthoney GantBrazos County1864
Jack GantHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Thomas GantHarrison CountyTexas1848

Gant genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gant in Texas?

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

They reported 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 Gant?

Harrison County (2), Brazos 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 Gant appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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