Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Albert Hollin, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Albert Hollin registered to vote in Leon County on August 7, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Leon County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
about 1862
Reached Texas
4 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Leon County

Albert Hollin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Albert Hollin
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 7, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Leon County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Years in Texas before Leon County
4 years
Signature, as written
"Albert H Stevens"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

4 years

Albert Hollin reported 4 years more in Texas than in Leon County.

Other freedmen named Hollin in Leon County

  • Ben Hollinborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1863
  • Dick Hollinborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1863
  • Howe Hollinborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1853
  • Isom Hollinborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1862

Hollins elsewhere in Texas

All 6 freedmen named Hollin in Texas

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 4 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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