Holly · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Holly in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Holly registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Anderson County (2), Falls County (1) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, North Carolina and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hollys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Holly registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
7
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Hollys registered

Texas counties where the Hollys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County225%
Falls County113%
Fayette County113%
Harrison County113%
Houston County113%
Leon County113%
Limestone County113%

Where the Hollys were born

Birthplaces the Hollys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama240%
North Carolina240%
Georgia120%

When the Hollys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hollys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
2
1860s
3

Every Holly in the register

The Hollys in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin HollyAnderson CountyGeorgia1852
Henry HollyFalls County
Jerry HollyHarrison CountyAlabama1849
John HollyLeon CountyNorth Carolina1849
Stephen HollyLimestone County1860
Thomas HollyHouston County
Toby HollyAnderson CountyAlabama1852
Turner HollyFayette CountyNorth Carolina1860

Holly genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Holly in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 2 of the 8, Falls 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 Hollys in Texas come from?

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

Anderson County (2), Falls County (1), Fayette County (1). In all, 8 registered across 7 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 Holly appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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