Hunley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hunley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Hunley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Houston County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hunleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hunley registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hunleys registered

Texas counties where the Hunleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Houston County1100%

Where the Hunleys were born

Birthplaces the Hunleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Hunleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hunleys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Hunley in the register

The Hunleys in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John HunleyHouston CountyMississippi1855

Hunley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hunley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Houston 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 Hunleys in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Hunley?

Houston 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 Hunley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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