Skillon · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Skillon in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Skillon registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Anderson County and reported Arkansas as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Skillons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Skillon registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Skillons registered

Texas counties where the Skillons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County1100%

Where the Skillons were born

Birthplaces the Skillons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas1100%

When the Skillons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Skillons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Skillon in the register

The Skillons in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Warren SkillonAnderson CountyArkansas1849

Skillon genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Skillon in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson 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.

Where did the Skillons in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (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 Skillon?

Anderson 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 Skillon appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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