Willis · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Willis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 36 freedmen

36 freedmen named Willis registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in McLennan County (7), Brazoria County (4) and Falls County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Willises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Willis registered, on the 1870 county map
36
Freedmen
21
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Willises registered

Texas counties where the Willises registered
CountyFreedmen%
McLennan County719%
Brazoria County411%
Falls County38%
Davis County26%
Fort Bend County26%
Harrison County26%
Walker County26%
Anderson County13%
Burleson County13%
Cherokee County13%
Comanche County13%
Freestone County13%
Galveston County13%
Guadalupe County13%
Hill County13%
Jackson County13%
Lampasas County13%
Leon County13%
Tarrant County13%
Wharton County13%
Wilson County13%

Where the Willises were born

Birthplaces the Willises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia630%
Alabama420%
Georgia315%
Arkansas210%
Louisiana210%
Kentucky15%
North Carolina15%
South Carolina15%

When the Willises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Willises
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
7
1850s
6
1860s
20

Every Willis in the register

The Willises in the register, 1 to 36 of 36
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alex WillisMcLennan County1866
Alexander WillisGuadalupe CountyGeorgia
Amos WillisMcLennan County1866
Andrew WillisFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Austin WillisBrazoria CountyGeorgia1855
Caesar WillisBrazoria CountyVirginia1842
Dicks WillisFort Bend CountyLouisiana1861
Dock WillisHill CountyArkansas1865
Edward WillisFalls County
Edward WillisFalls County
George WillisFalls County
Harrison WillisTarrant CountyKentucky1862
Henderson WillisMcLennan County1867
Henry WillisCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Henry WillisFort Bend County1844
Henry WillisLampasas CountyNorth Carolina1866
Henry C. WillisWilson County1848
Howard WillisAnderson CountyAlabama1852
Isaac WillisMcLennan County1866
Jack WillisWalker CountyVirginia1852
Jeff WillisHarrison CountyAlabama1850
John WillisComanche CountyLouisiana1863
John WillisLeon CountyVirginia1853
John WillisWalker CountyAlabama
Joshua WillisBurleson County1860
Lewis WillisJackson County1857
Limley WillisGalveston County
Milton WillisMcLennan County1867
Osborn WillisDavis CountyVirginia1848
Patrick WillisHarrison CountyArkansas1846
Peter WillisBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1842
Robert WillisDavis CountyAlabama1864
Sam WillisMcLennan County1867
Sam WillisWharton County1866
Sammuel WillisBrazoria CountyVirginia1844
Shadrick WillisMcLennan County1866

Willis genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Willis in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. McLennan County holds 7 of the 36, Brazoria County 4. 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 Willises in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (6), Alabama (4) and Georgia (3) 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 Willis?

McLennan County (7), Brazoria County (4), Falls County (3). In all, 36 registered across 21 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 Willis appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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