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Miller in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 105 freedmen

105 freedmen named Miller registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Anderson County (12), Bastrop County (11) and Austin County (6). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Millers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Miller registered, on the 1870 county map
105
Freedmen
35
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Millers registered

Where the Millers were born

Birthplaces the Millers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1215%
Tennessee1215%
Virginia1114%
Georgia911%
Texas810%
South Carolina79%
North Carolina56%
Arkansas34%
Kentucky34%
Louisiana34%
Mississippi23%
Indiana11%
Maryland11%
Missouri11%
Pennsylvania11%

When the Millers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Millers
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
2
1830s
7
1840s
10
1850s
40
1860s
43

Every Miller in the register

The Millers in the register, 101 to 105 of 105
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Thomas MillerGrayson CountyMississippi1859
Tolbert MillerCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Wesley MillerBastrop CountyKentucky1860
William MillerGonzales County1860
William MillerHays CountyGeorgia1866

Miller genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Miller in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 12 of the 105, Bastrop County 11. 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 Millers in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (12), Tennessee (12) and Virginia (11) as their birthplaces most often, and 8 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 Miller?

Anderson County (12), Bastrop County (11), Austin County (6). In all, 105 registered across 35 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 Miller appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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