Phillip · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Phillip in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Phillip registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1), Fort Bend County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Texas and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

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

Where the Phillips registered

Texas counties where the Phillips registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County133%
Fort Bend County133%
Walker County133%

Where the Phillips were born

Birthplaces the Phillips reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia133%
Texas133%
Virginia133%

When the Phillips reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Phillips
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
0
1860s
1

Variations of Phillip

Every Phillip in the register

The Phillips in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry PhillipFort Bend CountyTexas1840
Levy PhillipColorado CountyGeorgia1847
Woodson PhillipWalker CountyVirginia1860

Phillip genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Phillip in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 3, Fort Bend 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 look under Phillips as well.

Where did the Phillips in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1), Texas (1) and Virginia (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 Phillip?

Colorado County (1), Fort Bend County (1), Walker County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Phillip appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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