Rafe · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rafe in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Rafe registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Madison County and reported Georgia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rafes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rafe registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Rafes registered

Texas counties where the Rafes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Madison County1100%

Where the Rafes were born

Birthplaces the Rafes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Rafes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rafes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Rafe in the register

The Rafes in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elisha RafeMadison CountyGeorgia1845

Rafe genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rafe in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Madison County holds 1 of the 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 Rafes in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Rafe?

Madison County (1). In all, 1 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 Rafe appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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