Tunner · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tunner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Tunner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Georgia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tunners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tunner registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Tunners registered

Texas counties where the Tunners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Tunners were born

Birthplaces the Tunners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Tunners reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tunners
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Tunner in the register

The Tunners in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David TunnerAustin CountyGeorgia1848

Tunner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tunner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin 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 Tunners in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Tunner?

Austin 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 Tunner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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