Holman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Holman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 14 freedmen

14 freedmen named Holman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in San Augustine County (10), Fayette County (2) and Fort Bend County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Tennessee and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Holmans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Holman registered, on the 1870 county map
14
Freedmen
3
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Holmans registered

Texas counties where the Holmans registered
CountyFreedmen%
San Augustine County1071%
Fayette County214%
Fort Bend County214%

Where the Holmans were born

Birthplaces the Holmans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas758%
Tennessee217%
Alabama18%
Kentucky18%
Mississippi18%

When the Holmans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Holmans
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
2
1860s
9

Every Holman in the register

The Holmans in the register, 1 to 14 of 14
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dick HolmanSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Felix HolmanSan Augustine CountyTexas
Handy HolmanFayette CountyTexas1843
Henry HolmanSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Henry C. HolmanSan Augustine CountyTexas
Jack HolmanFort Bend County1842
Job HolmanSan Augustine CountyKentucky1866
Mark HolmanSan Augustine CountyAlabama1866
Milo HolmanSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Monroe HolmanSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Mores HolmanFayette CountyMississippi1851
Peter HolmanSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
William HolmanSan Augustine CountyTexas
William Henry HolmanFort Bend County1851

Holman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Holman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. San Augustine County holds 10 of the 14, Fayette 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 Holmans in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (7), Tennessee (2) and Alabama (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 Holman?

San Augustine County (10), Fayette County (2), Fort Bend County (2). In all, 14 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 Holman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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