Hunt · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hunt in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 20 freedmen

20 freedmen named Hunt registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Davis County (3), Brazoria County (2) and DeWitt County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Virginia and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hunts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hunt registered, on the 1870 county map
20
Freedmen
15
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Hunts registered

Where the Hunts were born

Birthplaces the Hunts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia431%
Virginia323%
North Carolina215%
Arkansas18%
Kentucky18%
South Carolina18%
Tennessee18%

When the Hunts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hunts
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
3
1850s
7
1860s
8

Every Hunt in the register

The Hunts in the register, 1 to 20 of 20
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anderson HuntBrazoria CountyVirginia1863
Anderson HuntGalveston County1865
Daniel HuntDeWitt County1852
Harry HuntFayette CountyVirginia1844
Henry HuntCollin CountyKentucky1859
Henry HuntWharton County1866
Jack HuntDallas CountyNorth Carolina1852
James HuntDeWitt County1852
Jesse HuntBastrop CountyVirginia1861
Joe HuntFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
John HuntDavis CountyGeorgia1861
Lewis HuntGalveston County1866
Mingo HuntBrazoria CountyArkansas1837
Mingo HuntJasper CountyGeorgia
Napoleon HuntFort Bend County1847
Overton HuntWilson CountyTennessee1849
Robert HuntGrayson CountySouth Carolina1854
Sam HuntDavis CountyGeorgia1859
Simon HuntDavis CountyGeorgia1861
Squire HuntGonzales County1851

Hunt genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hunt in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 3 of the 20, Brazoria County 2. 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 Hunts in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (4), Virginia (3) and North Carolina (2) 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 Hunt?

Davis County (3), Brazoria County (2), DeWitt County (2). In all, 20 registered across 15 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 Hunt appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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