Dillingham · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dillingham in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Dillingham registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (2), Hopkins County (1) and Van Zandt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Arkansas, Georgia and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1831.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dillinghams registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dillingham registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1831
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Dillinghams registered

Texas counties where the Dillinghams registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County250%
Hopkins County125%
Van Zandt County125%

Where the Dillinghams were born

Birthplaces the Dillinghams reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas125%
Georgia125%
South Carolina125%
Virginia125%

When the Dillinghams reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dillinghams
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Dillingham in the register

The Dillinghams in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert DillinghamBrazoria CountyVirginia1831
Henry DillinghamVan Zandt CountyArkansas1866
Willis DillinghamHopkins CountyGeorgia
Wilson DillinghamBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1859

Dillingham genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dillingham in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 2 of the 4, Hopkins County 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 Dillinghams in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (1), Georgia (1) and South 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 Dillingham?

Brazoria County (2), Hopkins County (1), Van Zandt County (1). In all, 4 registered across 3 Texas counties 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 Dillingham appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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