Virgill · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Virgill in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Virgill registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Henderson County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Virgills registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Virgill registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Virgills registered

Texas counties where the Virgills registered
CountyFreedmen%
Henderson County1100%

Where the Virgills were born

Birthplaces the Virgills reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Virgills reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Virgills
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Virgill in the register

The Virgills in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John VirgillHenderson CountyAlabama1863

Virgill genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Virgill in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Henderson 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 Virgills in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Virgill?

Henderson 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 Virgill appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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