Milligan · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Milligan in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Milligan registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (2) and Grayson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, Mississippi and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Milligans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Milligan registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Milligans registered

Texas counties where the Milligans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County267%
Grayson County133%

Where the Milligans were born

Birthplaces the Milligans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky133%
Mississippi133%
South Carolina133%

When the Milligans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Milligans
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1

Every Milligan in the register

The Milligans in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Berry MilliganBrazoria CountyMississippi1840
Calvin MilliganBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1843
Louis MilliganGrayson CountyKentucky1855

Milligan genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Milligan in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 2 of the 3, Grayson 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 Milligans in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1), Mississippi (1) and South Carolina (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 Milligan?

Brazoria County (2), Grayson County (1). In all, 3 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 Milligan appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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