Billips · Texas · 1867 voter registration
Billips in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen
5 freedmen named Billips registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Goliad County (5). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.
- 5
- Freedmen
- 1
- Counties
- 1851
- Earliest arrival
- 1850s
- Fullest decade
Where the Billipses registered
| County | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Goliad County | 5 | 100% |
When the Billipses reached Texas
| Decade | Freedmen |
|---|---|
| 1850s | 5 |
Every Billips in the register
| Name | County | Birthplace | Reached Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmon Billips | Goliad County | 1852 | |
| Isom Billips | Goliad County | 1852 | |
| Jack Billips | Goliad County | 1852 | |
| Washinton Billips | Goliad County | 1851 | |
| William Billips | Goliad County | 1852 |
Billips genealogy in Texas
How do I find an ancestor named Billips in Texas?
Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Goliad County holds 5 of the 5. 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.
Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Billips?
Goliad County (5). In all, 5 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 Billips appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.
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