Raglan · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Raglan in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Raglan registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hays County (1) and Wood County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Raglans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Raglan registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Raglans registered

Texas counties where the Raglans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hays County150%
Wood County150%

Where the Raglans were born

Birthplaces the Raglans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
North Carolina150%

When the Raglans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Raglans
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Variations of Raglan

Every Raglan in the register

The Raglans in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Joseph RaglanWood CountyNorth Carolina1863
Knee RaglanHays CountyMississippi1866

Raglan genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Raglan in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hays County holds 1 of the 2, Wood 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 look under Ragland as well.

Where did the Raglans in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1) and North Carolina (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 Raglan?

Hays County (1), Wood County (1). In all, 2 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 Raglan appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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