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Rolls in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Rolls registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Angelina County (1) and Hays County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rollses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rolls registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Rollses registered

Texas counties where the Rollses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Angelina County150%
Hays County150%

Where the Rollses were born

Birthplaces the Rollses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Tennessee150%

When the Rollses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rollses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Rolls in the register

The Rollses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jerry RollsHays CountyTennessee1866
Ned RollsAngelina CountyGeorgia1844

Rolls genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rolls in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Angelina County holds 1 of the 2, Hays 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 Rollses in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Rolls?

Angelina County (1), Hays County (1). In all, 2 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 Rolls appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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