Elliot · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Elliot in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Elliot registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (2), Austin County (1) and Dallas County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Elliots registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Elliot registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
6
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Elliots registered

Texas counties where the Elliots registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County229%
Austin County114%
Dallas County114%
Leon County114%
Shelby County114%
Walker County114%

Where the Elliots were born

Birthplaces the Elliots reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi240%
North Carolina120%
Tennessee120%
Texas120%

When the Elliots reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Elliots
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1
1860s
2

Variations of Elliot

Every Elliot in the register

The Elliots in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin ElliotFalls County
George ElliotWalker CountyMississippi1844
J.T. ElliotLeon CountyTennessee1851
James ElliotFalls County
Louis ElliotShelby CountyMississippi1861
Richard ElliotDallas CountyTexas1847
Washington ElliotAustin CountyNorth Carolina1863

Elliot genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Elliot in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 2 of the 7, Austin 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 look under Elliott as well.

Where did the Elliots in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (2), North Carolina (1) and Tennessee (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Elliot?

Falls County (2), Austin County (1), Dallas County (1). In all, 7 registered across 6 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 Elliot appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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