Dilliard · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dilliard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Dilliard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dilliards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dilliard registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Dilliards registered

Texas counties where the Dilliards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County2100%

Where the Dilliards were born

Birthplaces the Dilliards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
North Carolina150%

When the Dilliards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dilliards
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Variations of Dilliard

Every Dilliard in the register

The Dilliards in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry DilliardFayette CountyAlabama1853
Sam DilliardFayette CountyNorth Carolina1861

Dilliard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dilliard in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette 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 look under Dillard as well.

Where did the Dilliards in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and North Carolina (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 Dilliard?

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

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