Philips · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Philips in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 23 freedmen

23 freedmen named Philips registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (5), Guadalupe County (5) and Austin County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Philipses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Philips registered, on the 1870 county map
23
Freedmen
12
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Philipses registered

Texas counties where the Philipses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County522%
Guadalupe County522%
Austin County29%
Bexar County29%
Wharton County29%
Anderson County14%
Brazoria County14%
Galveston County14%
Lavaca County14%
Liberty County14%
Nueces County14%
Tyler County14%

Where the Philipses were born

Birthplaces the Philipses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia526%
Virginia526%
Kentucky421%
Texas211%
Alabama15%
Louisiana15%
North Carolina15%

When the Philipses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Philipses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
3
1860s
18

Variations of Philips

Every Philips in the register

The Philipses in the register, 1 to 23 of 23
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander PhilipsTyler CountyVirginia1861
Amos B. PhilipsNueces CountyLouisiana1867
Austin PhilipsFreestone CountyKentucky1867
Dolphus PhilipsLiberty CountyAlabama
Edmmund PhilipsAnderson CountyGeorgia1862
Gabe PhilipsBrazoria CountyTexas1848
Henry PhilipsGuadalupe CountyGeorgia1866
Henry PhilipsLavaca County1851
Houston PhilipsFreestone CountyKentucky1867
Isaac PhilipsAustin CountyVirginia1860
Isaac PhilipsWharton County1866
John PhilipsGuadalupe CountyGeorgia1866
John W. PhilipsGuadalupe CountyGeorgia1867
Kelow PhilipsFreestone CountyTexas1867
Primms PhilipsBexar CountyVirginia1851
Sam PhilipsGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Sandy PhilipsGalveston County1861
Spencer PhilipsAustin CountyGeorgia1864
Stephen PhilipsWharton County1866
Timothy PhilipsFreestone CountyKentucky1867
Turner PhilipsBexar CountyVirginia1856
Washington PhilipsFreestone CountyKentucky1867
William PhilipsGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866

Philips genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Philips in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 5 of the 23, Guadalupe County 5. 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 look under Phillips as well.

Where did the Philipses in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (5), Virginia (5) and Kentucky (4) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 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 Philips?

Freestone County (5), Guadalupe County (5), Austin County (2). In all, 23 registered across 12 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 Philips appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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