Tolls · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tolls in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Tolls registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (2) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tollses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tolls registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Tollses registered

Texas counties where the Tollses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County267%
Harrison County133%

Where the Tollses were born

Birthplaces the Tollses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Georgia133%
Louisiana133%

When the Tollses reached Texas

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

Every Tolls in the register

The Tollses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel TollsHarrison CountyGeorgia1859
Monroe TollsFreestone CountyLouisiana1853
Washington TollsFreestone CountyAlabama1867

Tolls genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tolls in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (1), Georgia (1) and Louisiana (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 Tolls?

Freestone County (2), Harrison 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 Tolls appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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