Fill · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fill in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Fill registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Brazoria County and reported Maryland as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fills registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fill registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Maryland
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Fills registered

Texas counties where the Fills registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County1100%

Where the Fills were born

Birthplaces the Fills reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Maryland1100%

When the Fills reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fills
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Fill in the register

The Fills in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Robinson FillBrazoria CountyMaryland1847

Fill genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fill in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria 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 Fills in Texas come from?

They reported Maryland (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 Fill?

Brazoria 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 Fill appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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