Zollicoffer · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Zollicoffer in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Zollicoffer registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hill County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Zollicoffers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Zollicoffer registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Zollicoffers registered

Texas counties where the Zollicoffers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hill County4100%

Where the Zollicoffers were born

Birthplaces the Zollicoffers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi375%
Tennessee125%

When the Zollicoffers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Zollicoffers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
4

Every Zollicoffer in the register

The Zollicoffers in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Bowlin ZollicofferHill CountyMississippi1853
Haywood ZollicofferHill CountyTennessee1854
Samuel ZollicofferHill CountyMississippi1854
Sidney ZollicofferHill CountyMississippi1854

Zollicoffer genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Zollicoffer in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hill County holds 4 of the 4. 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 Zollicoffers in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (3) 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 Zollicoffer?

Hill County (4). In all, 4 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Zollicoffer appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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