Gillmore · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gillmore in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Gillmore registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1), Burleson County (1) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gillmores registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gillmore registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Gillmores registered

Texas counties where the Gillmores registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County125%
Burleson County125%
Fayette County125%
Fort Bend County125%

Where the Gillmores were born

Birthplaces the Gillmores reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
Virginia150%

When the Gillmores reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gillmores
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
1

Variations of Gillmore

Every Gillmore in the register

The Gillmores in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
G. GillmoreBurleson County1858
Kit GillmoreFayette CountyMississippi1859
Scott GillmoreFort Bend County1854
Solomon GillmoreAnderson CountyVirginia1863

Gillmore genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gillmore in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 4, Burleson 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 Gilmore as well.

Where did the Gillmores in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Gillmore?

Anderson County (1), Burleson County (1), Fayette County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 Gillmore appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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