Billups · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Billups in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Billups registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Anderson County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Billupses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Billups registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Billupses registered

Texas counties where the Billupses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County1100%

Where the Billupses were born

Birthplaces the Billupses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Billupses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Billupses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Billups in the register

The Billupses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jefferson BillupsAnderson CountyAlabama1852

Billups genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Billups in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (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 Billups?

Anderson 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 Billups appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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