Tilley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tilley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Tilley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in DeWitt County, reaching Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tilleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tilley registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1837
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Tilleys registered

Texas counties where the Tilleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County1100%

When the Tilleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tilleys
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1

Every Tilley in the register

The Tilleys in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Martin TilleyDeWitt County1837

Tilley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tilley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt 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 Tilley?

DeWitt 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 Tilley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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