Holand · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Holand in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Holand registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1) and Orange County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Holands registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Holand registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Holands registered

Texas counties where the Holands registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County150%
Orange County150%

Where the Holands were born

Birthplaces the Holands reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
Tennessee150%

When the Holands reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Holands
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Variations of Holand

Every Holand in the register

The Holands in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edmund HolandColorado CountyTennessee1855
Robert HolandOrange CountyLouisiana

Holand genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Holand in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 2, Orange County 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 look under Holland as well.

Where did the Holands in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1) and Tennessee (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 Holand?

Colorado County (1), Orange County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Holand appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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