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Pollard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 14 freedmen

14 freedmen named Pollard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Johnson County (3), Colorado County (2) and Anderson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Virginia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pollards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pollard registered, on the 1870 county map
14
Freedmen
11
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Pollards registered

Where the Pollards were born

Birthplaces the Pollards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia650%
Virginia433%
Alabama18%
Tennessee18%

When the Pollards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pollards
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4
1850s
5
1860s
4

Every Pollard in the register

The Pollards in the register, 1 to 14 of 14
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Essix PollardDavis CountyVirginia1866
G PollardJohnson CountyGeorgia1849
Isaac PollardWalker CountyVirginia1864
James PollardColorado CountyGeorgia1858
Jerrry PollardDallas CountyVirginia1854
Jerry PollardAnderson CountyAlabama1856
John PollardFort Bend County1846
John PollardParker CountyGeorgia1862
Joseph PollardFalls County
R PollardJohnson CountyGeorgia1849
Richard PollardColorado CountyVirginia1851
Richard PollardShelby CountyGeorgia1858
Rick PollardHopkins CountyTennessee1863
S PollardJohnson CountyGeorgia1849

Pollard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pollard in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Johnson County holds 3 of the 14, Colorado 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 Pollards in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (6), Virginia (4) 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 Pollard?

Johnson County (3), Colorado County (2), Anderson County (1). In all, 14 registered across 11 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 Pollard appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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