Eliot · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Eliot in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Eliot registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Eliots registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Eliot registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1845
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Eliots registered

Texas counties where the Eliots registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County2100%

When the Eliots reached Texas

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

Variations of Eliot

Every Eliot in the register

The Eliots in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Harvey EliotBrazos County1862
William EliotBrazos County1845

Eliot genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Eliot in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos 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 Elliot as well.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Eliot?

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

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