Gilmore · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gilmore in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 14 freedmen

14 freedmen named Gilmore registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (3), Gonzales County (2) and Austin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Louisiana and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gilmores registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gilmore registered, on the 1870 county map
14
Freedmen
11
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Gilmores registered

Where the Gilmores were born

Birthplaces the Gilmores reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama114%
Louisiana114%
North Carolina114%
South Carolina114%
Tennessee114%
Texas114%
Virginia114%

When the Gilmores reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gilmores
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
8
1860s
3

Every Gilmore in the register

The Gilmores in the register, 1 to 14 of 14
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham GilmoreBastrop CountyTennessee1850
Abram GilmoreBrazos County1853
Amos GilmoreAustin CountyNorth Carolina1851
Dennis GilmoreBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1844
Dennis GilmoreBrazoria CountyTexas1844
George GilmoreGalveston County1855
Hal GilmoreGonzales County1858
James GilmoreMcLennan County1867
John GilmoreGrayson CountyVirginia1865
Lerry GilmoreGonzales County1859
Levi GilmoreFalls County
Riley GilmoreLeon CountyAlabama1841
Sam. GilmoreBrazoria CountyLouisiana1859
Solomon GilmoreBurleson County1858

Gilmore genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gilmore in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 3 of the 14, Gonzales County 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 Gilmores in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Louisiana (1) and North Carolina (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 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 Gilmore?

Brazoria County (3), Gonzales County (2), Austin County (1). In all, 14 registered across 11 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 Gilmore appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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