Hollin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hollin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Hollin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Leon County (5) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hollins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hollin registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Hollins registered

Texas counties where the Hollins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County583%
Fayette County117%

Where the Hollins were born

Birthplaces the Hollins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama233%
Georgia117%
North Carolina117%
South Carolina117%
Tennessee117%

When the Hollins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hollins
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
5

Every Hollin in the register

The Hollins in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert HollinLeon CountyAlabama1862
Ben HollinLeon CountyAlabama1863
Dick HollinLeon CountyNorth Carolina1863
Howe HollinLeon CountySouth Carolina1853
Isom HollinLeon CountyTennessee1862
Nelson HollinFayette CountyGeorgia1860

Hollin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hollin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 5 of the 6, Fayette 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Hollins in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), Georgia (1) and North Carolina (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 Hollin?

Leon County (5), Fayette County (1). In all, 6 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 Hollin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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