Rolin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rolin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Rolin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (2) and Hopkins County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rolins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rolin registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Rolins registered

Texas counties where the Rolins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County267%
Hopkins County133%

Where the Rolins were born

Birthplaces the Rolins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Rolins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rolins
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3

Every Rolin in the register

The Rolins in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
D RolinBurleson County1854
Granison RolinHopkins CountyVirginia1859
R. RolinBurleson County1854

Rolin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rolin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 2 of the 3, Hopkins 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 Rolins in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Rolin?

Burleson County (2), Hopkins County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 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 Rolin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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