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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, 51 to 100 of 143
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry HillBastrop CountyVirginia1863
Henry HillBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1847
Henry HillFayette CountyGeorgia1840
Henry HillGalveston County1855
Henry HillShelby CountyGeorgia1863
Henry HillTyler CountyVirginia1852
Icem HillWharton County1866
Isaac HillBastrop CountyTexas1846
Isaac HillCollin CountyTennessee1853
Isaac HillFort Bend County1852
Isaac HillLeon CountyAlabama1856
Isaac HillWalker CountyAlabama1854
Ishmael HillChambers CountyAlabama1856
Israel HillHarrison CountySouth Carolina1854
J. T. HillAustin CountyNorth Carolina1840
Jack HillHarrison CountyKentucky1846
Jacob HillHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1853
James HillAustin CountyVirginia1859
James HillHays CountyTennessee1866
James HillShelby CountyMississippi1852
James C HillGalveston County1855
Jeff HillDallas CountyMissouri1862
Jefferson HillAnderson CountyTennessee1860
Jefferson HillHarrison CountyMissouri1853
Jerry HillHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Joesph HillAustin CountyTexas1843
John HillAustin CountyTexas1845
John HillAustin CountyGeorgia1859
John HillAustin CountyNorth Carolina1859
John HillColorado CountyMississippi1853
John HillDavis CountyGeorgia1852
John HillGalveston County1852
John HillGalveston County1854
Jordan HillColorado CountyTexas1838
Joseph HillJackson County1857
Joseph HillMadison CountyNew York1860
Josiah HillBastrop CountyGeorgia1851
Lamar HillBastrop CountyMississippi1853
Lewis HillAustin CountyTexas1861
Lewis HillHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1864
Lewis HillLamar CountyArkansas1847
Lonna HillMatagorda CountyTexas1841
Malburn HillHarrison CountyTennessee1852
Marion HillFayette CountyMississippi1839
Mark HillFayette CountyMississippi1851
Mayor HillFayette CountyNorth Carolina1862
Milton HillHarrison CountySouth Carolina1859
Mitchell HillMcLennan County1866
Moses HillBastrop CountyGeorgia1853
Moses HillBowie CountyKentucky1861

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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