Sutton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sutton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 12 freedmen

12 freedmen named Sutton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (3), Austin County (2) and Brazoria County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Suttons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sutton registered, on the 1870 county map
12
Freedmen
7
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Suttons registered

Texas counties where the Suttons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County325%
Austin County217%
Brazoria County217%
Fayette County217%
Fort Bend County18%
Lamar County18%
Wharton County18%

Where the Suttons were born

Birthplaces the Suttons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee330%
Alabama220%
North Carolina220%
Louisiana110%
South Carolina110%
Virginia110%

When the Suttons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Suttons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
4
1850s
3
1860s
3

Every Sutton in the register

The Suttons in the register, 1 to 12 of 12
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred SuttonLamar CountyTennessee1847
David SuttonHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Frederick SuttonFayette CountyTennessee1855
Friley SuttonBrazoria CountyVirginia1862
Henry SuttonAustin CountyNorth Carolina1838
Israel SuttonAustin CountyNorth Carolina1837
Jerry SuttonFayette CountyTennessee1855
John SuttonHarrison CountyAlabama1847
Monroe SuttonBrazoria CountyLouisiana1863
Robert SuttonFort Bend County1853
Robert SuttonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1847
Robert SuttonWharton County1866

Sutton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sutton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 3 of the 12, Austin 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 Suttons in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (3), Alabama (2) 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 Sutton?

Harrison County (3), Austin County (2), Brazoria County (2). In all, 12 registered across 7 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 Sutton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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