Huntsman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Huntsman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Huntsman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Dallas County (1) and Leon County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Arkansas and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1856.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Huntsmans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Huntsman registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1856
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Huntsmans registered

Texas counties where the Huntsmans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Dallas County150%
Leon County150%

Where the Huntsmans were born

Birthplaces the Huntsmans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas150%
Tennessee150%

When the Huntsmans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Huntsmans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Huntsman in the register

The Huntsmans in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin HuntsmanLeon CountyTennessee1857
Charles HuntsmanDallas CountyArkansas1856

Huntsman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Huntsman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Dallas County holds 1 of the 2, Leon 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 Huntsmans in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (1) and Tennessee (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 Huntsman?

Dallas County (1), Leon County (1). In all, 2 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 Huntsman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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