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Hill in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 143 freedmen

143 freedmen named Hill registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (15), Bastrop County (14) and Austin County (11). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, North Carolina and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1831.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hills registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hill registered, on the 1870 county map
143
Freedmen
39
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1831
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hills registered

Texas counties where the Hills registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1510%
Bastrop County1410%
Austin County118%
Walker County107%
Brazos County86%
Colorado County86%
Fayette County86%
Davis County64%
Galveston County64%
Victoria County64%
Brazoria County53%
Bowie County32%
Falls County32%
Fort Bend County32%
Shelby County32%
Van Zandt County32%
Cherokee County21%
Collin County21%
Dallas County21%
Grayson County21%
Hays County21%
Jackson County21%
Matagorda County21%
McLennan County21%
Anderson County1under 1%
Bexar County1under 1%
Burleson County1under 1%
Caldwell County1under 1%
Chambers County1under 1%
Goliad County1under 1%
Gonzales County1under 1%
Guadalupe County1under 1%
Hunt County1under 1%
Lamar County1under 1%
Leon County1under 1%
Madison County1under 1%
Tyler County1under 1%
Washington County1under 1%
Wharton County1under 1%

Where the Hills were born

Birthplaces the Hills reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia2120%
North Carolina1716%
Mississippi1110%
Virginia1110%
Texas109%
Alabama98%
Tennessee87%
South Carolina77%
Kentucky33%
Missouri33%
Arkansas22%
Louisiana22%
Africa1under 1%
Maryland1under 1%
New York1under 1%

When the Hills reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hills
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
33
1850s
63
1860s
41

Every Hill in the register

The Hills in the register, 1 to 50 of 143
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam HillBrazos County1863
Adolphus HillBastrop CountyGeorgia1831
Albert HillBastrop CountyTexas1846
Alexander HillGrayson CountyArkansas1863
Alexander HillHarrison CountyTennessee1852
Alexander HillHunt CountySouth Carolina1861
Alonzo HillBastrop CountyGeorgia1850
Alvin HillBrazos County1847
Ambrose HillVictoria County1866
Anderson HillFayette CountyVirginia1851
Anthoney HillBrazos County1863
Anthony HillBrazoria CountyTexas1845
Anthony HillBrazos County1848
Anthony HillVictoria County1866
Armstead HillDallas CountyVirginia1863
Bailey HillFayette CountyGeorgia1842
Benjamin HillBastrop CountyGeorgia1860
Blare HillDavis CountyGeorgia1852
Cato HillDavis CountyMississippi1854
Chapel HillHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1849
Charles HillVan Zandt CountyTennessee1848
Charles HillWalker CountySouth Carolina1857
Claiborne HillColorado CountyNorth Carolina1859
Daniel HillAustin CountyMississippi1850
David HillBowie CountyTexas1849
David HillWalker CountyNorth Carolina1856
Dick HillColorado CountyAlabama1851
Dudley HillBastrop CountyGeorgia1850
Edmond HillVictoria County1866
Edmund HillCaldwell CountyKentucky1866
Edwin HillVan Zandt CountyGeorgia1866
Eli HillWalker CountyGeorgia1864
Elleck HillGonzales County1847
Esquire HillDavis CountyGeorgia1852
Fayette HillBrazos County1849
Frank HillColorado CountyVirginia1864
Freeman HillCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Friday HillFayette CountyAfrica1842
Gaston HillBrazos County1849
George HillAustin CountyAlabama1853
George HillBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1861
George HillBrazos County1851
George HillWalker CountyTennessee1857
Gilbert HillFalls County
Green HillGrayson CountyTennessee1859
Green HillHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Green HillWashington County1852
Greenberry HillHays CountyMississippi1866
Hampton HillGalveston County1858
Henderson HillVictoria County1866

Hill genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hill in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 15 of the 143, Bastrop County 14. 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 Hills in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (21), North Carolina (17) and Mississippi (11) as their birthplaces most often, and 10 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 Hill?

Harrison County (15), Bastrop County (14), Austin County (11). In all, 143 registered across 39 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 Hill appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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