Spiller · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Spiller in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Spiller registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (2), Walker County (2) and Wharton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Spillers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Spiller registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
3
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Spillers registered

Texas counties where the Spillers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County240%
Walker County240%
Wharton County120%

Where the Spillers were born

Birthplaces the Spillers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia375%
Louisiana125%

When the Spillers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Spillers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
3
1860s
1

Every Spiller in the register

The Spillers in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander SpillerWalker CountyVirginia1852
George SpillerWalker CountyVirginia1857
Riley SpillerWharton County1866
Thornton SpillerBrazoria CountyVirginia1849
Thorton SpillerBrazoria CountyLouisiana1851

Spiller genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Spiller in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 2 of the 5, Walker County 2. 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 Spillers in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (3) and Louisiana (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 Spiller?

Brazoria County (2), Walker County (2), Wharton County (1). In all, 5 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 Spiller appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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