Liles · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Liles in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Liles registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1), Dallas County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lileses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Liles registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Lileses registered

Texas counties where the Lileses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County133%
Dallas County133%
Harrison County133%

Where the Lileses were born

Birthplaces the Lileses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi133%
South Carolina133%
Texas133%

When the Lileses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lileses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
1

Every Liles in the register

The Lileses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles LilesAustin CountySouth Carolina1851
Joseph LilesHarrison CountyTexas1850
Randall LilesDallas CountyMississippi1863

Liles genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Liles in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 3, Dallas 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 Lileses in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1), South Carolina (1) and Texas (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 Liles?

Austin County (1), Dallas County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Liles appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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