Bowie County · 1867 voter registration · page 8 of 10
Freedmen who registered in Bowie County, Texas
457 freedmen registered to vote in Bowie County, Texas, between 1867 and 1870. Open a name to read his entry and the original handwritten register page.
| Name | Birthplace | Reached Texas | Years in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Rochelle | Alabama | 1851 | 18 |
| S. Rochelle | South Carolina | 1849 | 20 |
| David Rock | North Carolina | 1857 | 12 |
| Oscar Rogers | Georgia | 1857 | 12 |
| William Roog | Arkansas | 1859 | 10 |
| Elbert Roper | Virginia | 1866 | 3 |
| Albert Rose | Kentucky | 1849 | 20 |
| Alexander Rose | Virginia | 1849 | 20 |
| George Rose | Texas | 1846 | 23 |
| Isham Roshell | Tennessee | 1851 | 18 |
| John Ross | Virginia | 1857 | 12 |
| Richard Ross | South Carolina | ||
| Edward Rozborough | South Carolina | 1849 | 20 |
| John Ruffin | North Carolina | 1855 | 14 |
| Monroe Rummells | Alabama | 1849 | 20 |
| Adam Rummels | Mississippi | 1849 | 20 |
| Andrew Rummels | Maryland | 1862 | 7 |
| Dennis Rummels | North Carolina | 1846 | 2 |
| Isaac Russel | South Carolina | 1859 | 10 |
| Anderson Russells | Mississippi | 1849 | 20 |
| Alexander Russels | Texas | 1849 | 20 |
| Louis Sanford | South Carolina | 1851 | 18 |
| Charles Seigh | Tennessee | 1849 | 20 |
| Andrew Sessions | Tennessee | 1865 | 4 |
| Owens Shaver | Mississippi | 1866 | 3 |
| William Shaver | Mississippi | 1849 | 20 |
| Alford Shepherd | Texas | 1849 | 20 |
| James Shrink | Tennessee | 1861 | 8 |
| Green Simpson | Texas | 1849 | 20 |
| Alford Smith | Texas | 1853 | 16 |
| Calvin Smith | Louisiana | 1866 | 3 |
| E.D. Smith | North Carolina | 1866 | 3 |
| George Smith | Tennessee | 1864 | 5 |
| Jim Smith | Texas | 1847 | 20 |
| John Smith | Alabama | 1866 | 3 |
| Robert Smith | Alabama | 1849 | 20 |
| Rufus Smith | Texas | 1849 | 20 |
| Stephen Smith | North Carolina | 1851 | 7 |
| William Smith | Tennessee | 1849 | 20 |
| Charley Sneed | Alabama | 1859 | 10 |
| Spencer Sott | Mississippi | 1852 | 17 |
| Wesley Spencer | Texas | 1849 | 20 |
| Taylor Stamps | Texas | 1847 | 2 |
| Silas Standifer | Tennessee | 1849 | 20 |
| William Stauord | Tennessee | 1860 | 9 |
| Alford Stephens | North Carolina | 1855 | 14 |
| Jefferson Stephens | Texas | 1848 | 11 |
| Monroe Stephens | Texas | 1849 | 20 |
| Henry Stephenson | Mississippi | 1859 | 10 |
| Robert Stephenson | Arkansas | 1849 | 20 |
Sources
These names come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Bowie County's entries were written out by hand, so registrars spelled each name as they heard it. About Enslaved Texas.
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