Spillman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Spillman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Spillman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (5). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1856.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Spillmans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Spillman registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
1
Counties
1856
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Spillmans registered

Texas counties where the Spillmans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County5100%

When the Spillmans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Spillmans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3

Every Spillman in the register

The Spillmans in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ellis SpillmanFalls County1857
John SpillmanFalls County1856
Sidman SpillmanFalls County
Walker SpillmanFalls County
Walker SpillmanFalls County1857

Spillman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Spillman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 5 of the 5. 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 Spillman?

Falls County (5). In all, 5 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 Spillman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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