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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, 101 to 132 of 132
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Peter HillAustin CountyNorth Carolina1840
Peter HillBastrop CountyTexas1846
Peter HillCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Peter HillDavis CountyAlabama1846
Peter HillJackson County1857
Peter HillVan Zandt CountyGeorgia1866
Richard HillColorado CountyNorth Carolina1859
Richard HillHarrison CountyAlabama1849
Richard HillWalker CountyAlabama1856
Romeo HillColorado CountyNorth Carolina1865
S.P. HillHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
Sam HillBrazos County1849
Sam HillFort Bend County1844
Samuel HillCollin CountyMissouri1862
Sandy HillColorado CountySouth Carolina1859
Scipio HillAustin CountyNorth Carolina1852
Shadrick HillBurleson County1844
Shadrick HillDavis CountyGeorgia1852
Simon HillBastrop CountyGeorgia1851
Simon HillFayette County
Thomas HillGalveston County1866
Walker HillBastrop CountyVirginia1858
Walton HillBastrop CountyGeorgia1850
Washington HillBowie CountyAlabama1853
Wiley HillWalker CountyNorth Carolina1854
Willace HillWalker CountyLouisiana1856
William HillBexar CountyLouisiana1850
William HillGoliad County1860
William HillHarrison CountyMississippi1862
William HillWalker CountyVirginia1857
William T. HillHarrison CountyVirginia1846
Willis HillBrazoria CountyGeorgia1857

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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