Joliff · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Joliff in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Joliff registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Joliffs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Joliff registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Joliffs registered

Texas counties where the Joliffs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County2100%

When the Joliffs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Joliffs
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Joliff in the register

The Joliffs in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry JoliffGonzales County1862
Logan JoliffGonzales County1862

Joliff genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Joliff in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 2 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Joliff?

Gonzales County (2). In all, 2 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Joliff appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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