Dilyard · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dilyard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Dilyard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Colorado County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dilyards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dilyard registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Dilyards registered

Texas counties where the Dilyards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County1100%

Where the Dilyards were born

Birthplaces the Dilyards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Dilyards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dilyards
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Dilyard in the register

The Dilyards in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Wythe DilyardColorado CountyTennessee1855

Dilyard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dilyard in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado 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 Dilyards 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 Dilyard?

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

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