Phillips · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Phillips in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 44 freedmen

44 freedmen named Phillips registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Anderson County (8), Harrison County (7) and Fayette County (6). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1830.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Phillipses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Phillips registered, on the 1870 county map
44
Freedmen
19
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1830
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Phillipses registered

Texas counties where the Phillipses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County818%
Harrison County716%
Fayette County614%
Gonzales County37%
Leon County37%
San Augustine County37%
Cherokee County25%
Austin County12%
Brazoria County12%
Comal County12%
Davis County12%
Fannin County12%
Galveston County12%
Hood County12%
Limestone County12%
McLennan County12%
Shelby County12%
Walker County12%
Wharton County12%

Where the Phillipses were born

Birthplaces the Phillipses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1130%
Tennessee616%
Virginia411%
Alabama38%
Kentucky38%
Texas38%
Mississippi25%
Arkansas13%
Florida13%
Louisiana13%
Maryland13%
South Carolina13%

When the Phillipses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Phillipses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
6
1850s
20
1860s
15

Variations of Phillips

Every Phillips in the register

The Phillipses in the register, 1 to 44 of 44
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron PhillipsHarrison CountyGeorgia1855
Abner PhillipsGonzales County1864
Abram PhillipsHarrison CountySouth Carolina1846
Alfred PhillipsGalveston County1857
Allen PhillipsShelby CountyGeorgia1851
Asbury PhillipsFayette CountyKentucky1853
Bill PhillipsFayette CountyMaryland1852
Box PhillipsLimestone County1839
Bucins PhillipsAnderson CountyVirginia1851
Charles PhillipsHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Daniel PhillipsLeon CountyFlorida1849
Ed PhillipsDavis CountyKentucky1864
Edmond PhillipsLeon CountyAlabama1866
Garrison PhillipsGonzales County1853
Gasephus PhillipsAnderson CountyTennessee1853
George PhillipsAustin CountyGeorgia1854
George T PhillipsFayette CountyTennessee1850
Grawiille PhillipsAnderson CountyVirginia1852
Haywood PhillipsAnderson CountyGeorgia1857
Isaac PhillipsWalker CountyGeorgia
Jacob PhillipsCherokee CountyKentucky1866
James PhillipsHarrison CountyGeorgia1862
Joe PhillipsFayette CountyLouisiana1852
John PhillipsFayette CountyGeorgia1865
John PhillipsHood CountyMississippi
Jordan PhillipsSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Lee PhillipsSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Lewis PhillipsAnderson CountyVirginia1864
Mack PhillipsAnderson CountyTennessee1853
Nathaniel PhillipsHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Nepthan PhillipsLeon CountyAlabama1851
Nooris PhillipsBrazoria CountyTexas1830
Phill PhillipsCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Phillip PhillipsAnderson CountyTennessee1851
Richard PhillipsWharton County1866
Rolla PhillipsFannin CountyArkansas1864
Sam PhillipsAnderson CountyTennessee1854
Seyborne PhillipsHarrison CountyGeorgia1849
Spencer PhillipsGonzales County1854
Stephen PhillipsSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Tom PhillipsFayette CountyVirginia1847
Wesley PhillipsMcLennan County1867
Wiley PhillipsHarrison CountyGeorgia1859
William PhillipsComal CountyGeorgia1854

Phillips genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Phillips in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 8 of the 44, Harrison County 7. 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 Philips as well.

Where did the Phillipses in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (11), Tennessee (6) and Virginia (4) as their birthplaces most often, and 3 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 Phillips?

Anderson County (8), Harrison County (7), Fayette County (6). In all, 44 registered across 19 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 Phillips appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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