Holt · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Holt in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Holt registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (2), Fayette County (1) and Leon County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, North Carolina and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Holts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Holt registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
5
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Holts registered

Texas counties where the Holts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County233%
Fayette County117%
Leon County117%
Matagorda County117%
Shelby County117%

Where the Holts were born

Birthplaces the Holts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia233%
North Carolina233%
Alabama117%
Texas117%

When the Holts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Holts
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
4
1860s
1

Every Holt in the register

The Holts in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred HoltFayette CountyAlabama1852
Charles HoltLeon CountyNorth Carolina1858
Henry HoltShelby CountyTexas1846
Jessie HoltColorado CountyNorth Carolina1853
John HoltMatagorda CountyGeorgia1862
Sam HoltColorado CountyGeorgia1857

Holt genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Holt in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 2 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 Holts in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (2), North Carolina (2) and Alabama (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 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 Holt?

Colorado County (2), Fayette County (1), Leon County (1). In all, 6 registered across 5 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 Holt appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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