Sherrill · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sherrill in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Sherrill registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sherrills registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sherrill registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Sherrills registered

Texas counties where the Sherrills registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County150%
Harrison County150%

Where the Sherrills were born

Birthplaces the Sherrills reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Tennessee150%

When the Sherrills reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sherrills
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Sherrill in the register

The Sherrills in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John SherrillColorado CountyTennessee1859
Samuel SherrillHarrison CountyAlabama1862

Sherrill genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sherrill in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 2, Harrison 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 Sherrills in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Tennessee (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 Sherrill?

Colorado County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 2 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 Sherrill appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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