Dil · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dil in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Dil registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1862.

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

Where the Dils registered

Texas counties where the Dils registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Dils were born

Birthplaces the Dils reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Dils reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dils
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Dil in the register

The Dils in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James DilHarrison CountyTennessee1862

Dil genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dil 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 Dils 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 Dil?

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

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