Gantt · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gantt in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Gantt registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Kaufman County and reported Arkansas as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gantts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gantt registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Gantts registered

Texas counties where the Gantts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Kaufman County1100%

Where the Gantts were born

Birthplaces the Gantts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas1100%

When the Gantts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gantts
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Gantt in the register

The Gantts in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred GanttKaufman CountyArkansas1857

Gantt genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gantt in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Kaufman 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.

Where did the Gantts in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (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 Gantt?

Kaufman 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 Gantt appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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