Ellis · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ellis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 44 freedmen

44 freedmen named Ellis registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Houston County (5), McLennan County (5) and DeWitt County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ellises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ellis registered, on the 1870 county map
44
Freedmen
21
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Ellises registered

Texas counties where the Ellises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Houston County511%
McLennan County511%
DeWitt County49%
Galveston County49%
Burleson County37%
Guadalupe County37%
Harrison County37%
Brazoria County25%
Falls County25%
Fort Bend County25%
Bastrop County12%
Bexar County12%
Bowie County12%
Chambers County12%
Colorado County12%
Erath County12%
Freestone County12%
Gonzales County12%
San Augustine County12%
Wharton County12%
Wood County12%

Where the Ellises were born

Birthplaces the Ellises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia625%
Tennessee417%
North Carolina313%
South Carolina313%
Texas313%
Kentucky28%
Georgia14%
Mississippi14%
Missouri14%

When the Ellises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ellises
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
3
1840s
8
1850s
11
1860s
18

Variations of Ellis

Every Ellis in the register

The Ellises in the register, 1 to 44 of 44
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Barret EllisGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Cabe EllisHarrison CountySouth Carolina1855
Caftain EllisMcLennan County
Carolina EllisBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1863
Charles EllisDeWitt County1854
Claiborne EllisHouston CountyKentucky1852
Cubit EllisFalls County
David EllisChambers CountySouth Carolina1862
Edmund EllisGalveston County1847
Frederick EllisGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
George EllisBastrop CountyTennessee1863
George EllisBurleson County1859
Hampton EllisMcLennan County1866
Henry EllisHouston CountyTennessee1839
Ira EllisHouston CountyTexas1845
Isham EllisFalls County
Jack EllisBexar CountyVirginia1865
Jack EllisFort Bend County1866
Jake EllisSan Augustine CountyTexas1867
Jam. EllisBurleson County1853
James EllisGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
James EllisWharton County1866
Jesse EllisDeWitt County1845
Jesse EllisHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1847
Joel EllisHouston CountyTennessee1832
John EllisFort Bend County1850
John EllisWood CountyGeorgia1857
Lewis EllisGalveston CountyNorth Carolina1847
Mack EllisErath CountyNorth Carolina1847
Mike EllisFreestone CountyMissouri1867
Mitchell EllisBrazoria CountyTexas1840
Morris EllisMcLennan County1866
Oliver EllisHouston CountyMississippi1839
Richard EllisBowie CountyVirginia1849
Robert EllisColorado CountyVirginia1861
Samnuel EllisMcLennan County1866
Thomas EllisDeWitt County1853
Thomas EllisGalveston County1827
Tob. EllisBurleson County1855
Tom EllisMcLennan County1866
Wesley EllisHarrison CountyTennessee1863
William EllisDeWitt County1854
William EllisGalveston CountyKentucky1860
William EllisGonzales County1857

Ellis genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ellis in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Houston County holds 5 of the 44, McLennan County 5. 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 Ellison as well.

Where did the Ellises in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (6), Tennessee (4) and North Carolina (3) as their birthplaces most often, and 3 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 Ellis?

Houston County (5), McLennan County (5), DeWitt County (4). In all, 44 registered across 21 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 Ellis appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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