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Miller in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 117 freedmen

117 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
117
Freedmen
41
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Millers registered

Texas counties where the Millers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County1210%
Bastrop County119%
Austin County65%
Cherokee County65%
Brazoria County54%
Brazos County54%
Bowie County43%
Freestone County43%
Galveston County43%
Victoria County43%
Bexar County33%
Colorado County33%
Dallas County33%
DeWitt County33%
Falls County33%
Fort Bend County33%
Gonzales County33%
Henderson County33%
Caldwell County22%
Grayson County22%
Guadalupe County22%
Hays County22%
Matagorda County22%
McLennan County22%
San Augustine County22%
Walker County22%
Wharton County22%
Burleson County1under 1%
Burnet County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Comal County1under 1%
Fayette County1under 1%
Goliad County1under 1%
Harrison County1under 1%
Houston County1under 1%
Lavaca County1under 1%
Leon County1under 1%
Washington County1under 1%
Williamson County1under 1%
Wilson County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Millers were born

Birthplaces the Millers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1315%
Tennessee1214%
Virginia1214%
Georgia911%
South Carolina911%
Texas89%
North Carolina56%
Louisiana45%
Arkansas34%
Kentucky34%
Maryland22%
Mississippi22%
Indiana11%
Missouri11%
Pennsylvania11%

When the Millers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Millers
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
2
1830s
7
1840s
13
1850s
42
1860s
50

Every Miller in the register

The Millers in the register, 101 to 117 of 117
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Sammuel MillerAustin CountyNorth Carolina1834
Sammuel MillerBowie CountyLouisiana1866
Samuel MillerColorado CountyAlabama1837
Samuel MillerGalveston County1862
Sanford MillerFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Saul MillerAnderson CountyGeorgia1855
Simon MillerGrayson CountyNorth Carolina1859
Simpson MillerMatagorda CountyMaryland1842
Solomon MillerBurnet CountyGeorgia1866
Squire MillerAnderson CountyGeorgia1855
Stephen MillerCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Thomas MillerAnderson CountyGeorgia1852
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 117, 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 (13), Tennessee (12) and Virginia (12) 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, 117 registered across 41 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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