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Hill in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 132 freedmen

132 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
132
Freedmen
34
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1831
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hills registered

Texas counties where the Hills registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1511%
Bastrop County1411%
Austin County118%
Walker County108%
Brazos County86%
Colorado County86%
Fayette County86%
Davis County65%
Galveston County65%
Brazoria County54%
Bowie County32%
Falls County32%
Fort Bend County32%
Shelby County32%
Van Zandt County32%
Cherokee County22%
Collin County22%
Dallas County22%
Grayson County22%
Hays County22%
Jackson County22%
McLennan County22%
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%
Leon County1under 1%
Madison County1under 1%
Wharton County1under 1%

Where the Hills were born

Birthplaces the Hills reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia2120%
North Carolina1616%
Mississippi1111%
Virginia1010%
Alabama99%
Texas99%
Tennessee88%
South Carolina77%
Kentucky33%
Missouri33%
Louisiana22%
Africa1under 1%
Arkansas1under 1%
Maryland1under 1%
New York1under 1%

When the Hills reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hills
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
31
1850s
60
1860s
35

Every Hill in the register

The Hills in the register, 51 to 100 of 132
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
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
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
Moses HillFalls County
Moses HillShelby CountyMaryland1847
Nelson HillBrazoria CountyVirginia1859
Nelson HillWalker CountySouth Carolina1857
Nicholas HillFort Bend County1855
Noah HillMcLennan County1866
Pallado HillGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Patrick HillFalls County

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 132, 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 (16) and Mississippi (11) as their birthplaces most often, and 9 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, 132 registered across 34 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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