Hollis · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hollis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Hollis registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1), Fayette County (1) and San Augustine County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Maryland, Mississippi and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hollises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hollis registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Maryland
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Hollises registered

Texas counties where the Hollises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County133%
Fayette County133%
San Augustine County133%

Where the Hollises were born

Birthplaces the Hollises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Maryland133%
Mississippi133%
Tennessee133%

When the Hollises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hollises
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Variations of Hollis

Every Hollis in the register

The Hollises in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Buck HollisSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
John HollisColorado CountyMaryland1845
Sam HollisFayette CountyMississippi1851

Hollis genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hollis in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 3, 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 look under Hollin as well.

Where did the Hollises in Texas come from?

They reported Maryland (1), Mississippi (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 Hollis?

Colorado County (1), Fayette County (1), San Augustine County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Hollis appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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