Skiles · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Skiles in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Skiles registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Goliad County, reaching Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Skileses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Skiles registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Skileses registered

Texas counties where the Skileses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Goliad County1100%

When the Skileses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Skileses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Skiles in the register

The Skileses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Demund SkilesGoliad County1853

Skiles genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Skiles in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Goliad County holds 1 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Skiles?

Goliad County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Skiles appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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