Killough · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Killough in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Killough registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Johnson County (2) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Killoughs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Killough registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Killoughs registered

Texas counties where the Killoughs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Johnson County267%
Fayette County133%

Where the Killoughs were born

Birthplaces the Killoughs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee267%
Alabama133%

When the Killoughs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Killoughs
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3

Every Killough in the register

The Killoughs in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Gilbert KilloughJohnson CountyTennessee1852
Jerry KilloughJohnson CountyTennessee1852
John KilloughFayette CountyAlabama1852

Killough genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Killough in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Johnson County holds 2 of the 3, Fayette County 1. 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 Killoughs in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (2) and Alabama (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Killough?

Johnson County (2), Fayette County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 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 Killough appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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