Holmes · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Holmes in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 41 freedmen

41 freedmen named Holmes registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (10), Brazoria County (7) and Colorado County (7). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Holmeses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Holmes registered, on the 1870 county map
41
Freedmen
14
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Holmeses registered

Texas counties where the Holmeses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County1024%
Brazoria County717%
Colorado County717%
Fort Bend County37%
Wharton County37%
Galveston County25%
Harrison County25%
Anderson County12%
Austin County12%
Burleson County12%
Gonzales County12%
Guadalupe County12%
Jasper County12%
Walker County12%

Where the Holmeses were born

Birthplaces the Holmeses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia629%
South Carolina419%
North Carolina314%
Texas314%
Georgia210%
Kentucky15%
Louisiana15%
Mississippi15%

When the Holmeses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Holmeses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
10
1850s
10
1860s
9

Every Holmes in the register

The Holmeses in the register, 1 to 41 of 41
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Allen HolmesFalls County
Arthur HolmesColorado CountyTexas1847
Benjamin HolmesBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1860
Beverly HolmesFort Bend County1859
Cash HolmesHarrison CountyGeorgia1855
Charles HolmesGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
Charles HolmesHarrison CountyVirginia1852
Claiborne HolmesBrazoria CountyVirginia1849
Davy HolmesFalls County
Edward HolmesGalveston County1866
Floid HolmesJasper CountyMississippi
George HolmesFalls County
George HolmesFalls County
George HolmesFalls County
Greenville HolmesColorado CountyTexas1848
Harry HolmesFalls County
Isaac HolmesBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1849
Isaac HolmesColorado CountyVirginia1856
Jack HolmesFort Bend County1859
James HolmesFalls County1857
Jessee HolmesWharton County1866
John HolmesAnderson CountyTexas1846
John HolmesWalker CountyNorth Carolina1856
Mansfield HolmesColorado CountyGeorgia1851
Merida HolmesBrazoria CountyVirginia1863
Nathan HolmesColorado CountyVirginia1860
Nathan HolmesWharton County1866
Oliver HolmesFort Bend County1841
Richard HolmesFalls County
Richard HolmesFalls County
Robert HolmesColorado CountyVirginia1837
Sands HolmesAustin CountySouth Carolina1844
Sharp HolmesWharton County1866
Squire HolmesBurleson County1859
Starling HolmesGonzales County1845
Stephen HolmesGalveston County1861
Thomas HolmesBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1853
Thomas HolmesBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1839
Wallace HolmesBrazoria CountyLouisiana1845
William HolmesFalls County
Wilson HolmesColorado CountySouth Carolina1847

Holmes genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Holmes in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 10 of the 41, Brazoria County 7. 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 Holmeses in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (6), South Carolina (4) and North Carolina (3) as their birthplaces most often, and 3 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Holmes?

Falls County (10), Brazoria County (7), Colorado County (7). In all, 41 registered across 14 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 Holmes appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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