Rollin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rollin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Rollin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (1), Guadalupe County (1) and Madison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rollins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rollin registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Rollins registered

Texas counties where the Rollins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County133%
Guadalupe County133%
Madison County133%

Where the Rollins were born

Birthplaces the Rollins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
Tennessee150%

When the Rollins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rollins
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
2

Variations of Rollin

Every Rollin in the register

The Rollins in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Calvin RollinMadison CountyMississippi1862
Cato RollinGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
Moses RollinGalveston County1854

Rollin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rollin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 3, Guadalupe 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 look under Rollins as well.

Where did the Rollins in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1) and Tennessee (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 Rollin?

Galveston County (1), Guadalupe County (1), Madison County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Rollin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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