Sumpter · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sumpter in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Sumpter registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1850.

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

Where the Sumpters registered

Texas counties where the Sumpters registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Sumpters were born

Birthplaces the Sumpters reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Sumpters reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sumpters
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Sumpter in the register

The Sumpters in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel SumpterHarrison CountyMississippi1850

Sumpter genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sumpter in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison 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 Sumpters 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 Sumpter?

Harrison 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 Sumpter appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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