Lunkins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lunkins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Lunkins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Van Zandt County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lunkinses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lunkins registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Lunkinses registered

Texas counties where the Lunkinses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Van Zandt County1100%

Where the Lunkinses were born

Birthplaces the Lunkinses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Lunkinses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lunkinses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Lunkins in the register

The Lunkinses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Louis LunkinsVan Zandt CountyTennessee1866

Lunkins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lunkins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Van Zandt 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 Lunkinses in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Lunkins?

Van Zandt 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 Lunkins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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