Millican · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Millican in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Millican registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (4) and Bastrop County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Millicans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Millican registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Millicans registered

Texas counties where the Millicans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County480%
Bastrop County120%

Where the Millicans were born

Birthplaces the Millicans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky1100%

When the Millicans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Millicans
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
1
1840s
3

Every Millican in the register

The Millicans in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Barry MillicanBrazos County1827
Cran MillicanBrazos County1849
Edmund MillicanBastrop CountyKentucky1849
Moses MillicanBrazos County1838
Robert MillicanBrazos County1847

Millican genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Millican in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 4 of the 5, Bastrop 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 Millicans in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (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 Millican?

Brazos County (4), Bastrop County (1). In all, 5 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 Millican appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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