Toliver · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Toliver in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Toliver registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Colorado County (2), Brazoria County (1) and Burleson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tolivers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Toliver registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
7
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Tolivers registered

Texas counties where the Tolivers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County225%
Brazoria County113%
Burleson County113%
Gonzales County113%
Grayson County113%
Guadalupe County113%
Harrison County113%

Where the Tolivers were born

Birthplaces the Tolivers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana117%
Mississippi117%
Tennessee117%
Texas117%
Virginia117%
West Virginia117%

When the Tolivers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tolivers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
4
1860s
3

Every Toliver in the register

The Tolivers in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert ToliverHarrison CountyTexas1849
Alfred ToliverColorado CountyWest Virginia1859
H. ToliverBurleson County1857
Henry ToliverGonzales County1861
Isaac ToliverGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
Joseph ToliverGrayson CountyTennessee1856
Madison ToliverBrazoria CountyVirginia1857
William ToliverColorado CountyLouisiana1864

Toliver genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Toliver in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 2 of the 8, Brazoria 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 Tolivers in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1), Mississippi (1) and Tennessee (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Toliver?

Colorado County (2), Brazoria County (1), Burleson County (1). In all, 8 registered across 7 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 Toliver appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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