Chile · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Chile in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Chile registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Chiles registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Chile registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Chiles registered

Texas counties where the Chiles registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Chiles were born

Birthplaces the Chiles reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Chiles reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Chiles
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Chile in the register

The Chiles in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
William ChileHarrison CountyTennessee1846

Chile genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Chile in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison 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 Chiles 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 Chile?

Harrison 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 Chile appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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