Chiles · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Chiles in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Chiles registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Grayson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Missouri and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Chileses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Chiles registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Missouri
Largest birthplace
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Chileses registered

Texas counties where the Chileses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County2100%

Where the Chileses were born

Birthplaces the Chileses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Missouri150%
Virginia150%

When the Chileses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Chileses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Chiles in the register

The Chileses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Prince ChilesGrayson CountyVirginia1863
Samuel ChilesGrayson CountyMissouri1862

Chiles genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Chiles in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Grayson County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Chileses in Texas come from?

They reported Missouri (1) and Virginia (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 Chiles?

Grayson County (2). In all, 2 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 Chiles appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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