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Hunter in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 63 freedmen

63 freedmen named Hunter registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Colorado County (6), Brazos County (5) and Fort Bend County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, North Carolina and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hunters registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hunter registered, on the 1870 county map
63
Freedmen
24
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hunters registered

Where the Hunters were born

Birthplaces the Hunters reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama921%
North Carolina716%
Georgia614%
South Carolina614%
Tennessee49%
Louisiana37%
Arkansas25%
Mississippi25%
Texas25%
Kentucky12%
Maryland12%

When the Hunters reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hunters
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
8
1850s
28
1860s
26

Every Hunter in the register

The Hunters in the register, 51 to 63 of 63
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Sam HunterFayette CountySouth Carolina1855
Sam HunterGonzales County1854
Sammuel HunterBexar CountyKentucky1849
Scott HunterHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1863
Scott HunterWood CountyGeorgia1859
Sion HunterColorado CountyNorth Carolina1860
Stephen HunterMcLennan County1866
Tony HunterHarrison CountySouth Carolina1854
Warren HunterMcLennan County1866
William HunterCameron CountyTennessee1865
William HunterColorado CountyNorth Carolina1852
Willis HunterBrazoria CountyTexas1842
Willis HunterColorado CountyNorth Carolina1842

Hunter genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hunter in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 6 of the 63, Brazos County 5. 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 Hunters in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (9), North Carolina (7) and Georgia (6) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Hunter?

Colorado County (6), Brazos County (5), Fort Bend County (5). In all, 63 registered across 24 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 Hunter appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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