Lilly · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lilly in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Lilly registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (2), Fort Bend County (2) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Alabama and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lillys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lilly registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
5
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Lillys registered

Texas counties where the Lillys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County229%
Fort Bend County229%
Guadalupe County114%
Harrison County114%
San Augustine County114%

Where the Lillys were born

Birthplaces the Lillys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina240%
Alabama120%
Texas120%
Virginia120%

When the Lillys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lillys
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
5

Every Lilly in the register

The Lillys in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred LillyFort Bend County1864
Austin LillyAustin CountyAlabama1839
Clark LillyFort Bend County1862
Edmund LillyGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
James LillyHarrison CountyVirginia1864
James LillySan Augustine CountyNorth Carolina1866
Sammuel LillyAustin CountyTexas1841

Lilly genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lilly in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 2 of the 7, Fort Bend County 2. 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 Lillys in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (2), Alabama (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 Lilly?

Austin County (2), Fort Bend County (2), Guadalupe County (1). In all, 7 registered across 5 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 Lilly appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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