Collier · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Collier in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 13 freedmen

13 freedmen named Collier registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (7), DeWitt County (2) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Colliers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Collier registered, on the 1870 county map
13
Freedmen
6
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Colliers registered

Texas counties where the Colliers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County754%
DeWitt County215%
Colorado County18%
Davis County18%
Fayette County18%
Walker County18%

Where the Colliers were born

Birthplaces the Colliers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama436%
Georgia218%
Texas218%
Louisiana19%
Tennessee19%
Virginia19%

When the Colliers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Colliers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
7
1850s
4
1860s
2

Every Collier in the register

The Colliers in the register, 1 to 13 of 13
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram CollierDavis CountyGeorgia1861
Benjamin CollierHarrison CountyTennessee1847
Daniel CollierHarrison CountyAlabama1852
Green CollierFayette CountyVirginia1867
Henry CollierHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Jefferson CollierHarrison CountyAlabama1846
John CollierHarrison CountyAlabama1851
Joseph CollierDeWitt County1852
Kitt CollierColorado CountyGeorgia1859
Nelson CollierHarrison CountyTexas1846
Tom CollierDeWitt County1844
William CollierWalker CountyLouisiana1840
Willis CollierHarrison CountyTexas1846

Collier genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Collier in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 7 of the 13, DeWitt County 2. 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 Colliers in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (4), Georgia (2) and Texas (2) 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 Collier?

Harrison County (7), DeWitt County (2), Colorado County (1). In all, 13 registered across 6 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 Collier appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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