Tuner · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tuner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Tuner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1) and McLennan County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tuners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tuner registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Tuners registered

Texas counties where the Tuners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County150%
McLennan County150%

Where the Tuners were born

Birthplaces the Tuners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Tuners reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tuners
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Tuner in the register

The Tuners in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John TunerBastrop CountyTennessee1863
Washington TunerMcLennan County1866

Tuner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tuner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 2, McLennan 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 Tuners 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 Tuner?

Bastrop County (1), McLennan 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 Tuner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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