Rollins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rollins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Rollins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hopkins County (2), Jackson County (2) and Walker County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Tennessee and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1815.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rollinses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rollins registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
6
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1815
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Rollinses registered

Texas counties where the Rollinses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hopkins County222%
Jackson County222%
Walker County222%
Harrison County111%
Hunt County111%
McLennan County111%

Where the Rollinses were born

Birthplaces the Rollinses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia350%
Tennessee233%
Texas117%

When the Rollinses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rollinses
DecadeFreedmen
1810s
1
1820s
0
1830s
0
1840s
1
1850s
3
1860s
4

Every Rollins in the register

The Rollinses in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel RollinsHunt CountyVirginia1862
Henry RollinsHopkins CountyTennessee1856
Holbert RollinsHarrison CountyTennessee1850
Jacob RollinsWalker CountyVirginia
John RollinsHopkins CountyVirginia1863
John RollinsJackson County1842
Lewice RollinsWalker CountyTexas1854
Peter RollinsMcLennan County1866
William RollinsJackson County1815

Rollins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rollins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hopkins County holds 2 of the 9, Jackson 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 Rollinses in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (3), Tennessee (2) and Texas (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 Rollins?

Hopkins County (2), Jackson County (2), Walker County (2). In all, 9 registered across 6 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 Rollins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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