Gillam · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gillam in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Gillam registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gillams registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gillam registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Gillams registered

Texas counties where the Gillams registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County2100%

Where the Gillams were born

Birthplaces the Gillams reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Virginia150%

When the Gillams reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gillams
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Gillam in the register

The Gillams in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham GillamColorado CountyAlabama1859
Alexander GillamColorado CountyVirginia1859

Gillam genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gillam in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Gillams in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Virginia (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 Gillam?

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

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