Gillis · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gillis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Gillis registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Wharton County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gillises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gillis registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Gillises registered

Texas counties where the Gillises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wharton County2100%

When the Gillises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gillises
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Gillis in the register

The Gillises in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jim GillisWharton County1866
Sam GillisWharton County

Gillis genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gillis in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wharton 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Gillis?

Wharton 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 Gillis appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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