Ragland · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ragland in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Ragland registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (3), Cherokee County (1) and Collin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Raglands registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ragland registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
4
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Raglands registered

Texas counties where the Raglands registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County350%
Cherokee County117%
Collin County117%
Wood County117%

Where the Raglands were born

Birthplaces the Raglands reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina350%
Virginia233%
Georgia117%

When the Raglands reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Raglands
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
3
1860s
2

Every Ragland in the register

The Raglands in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anton RaglandCherokee CountyVirginia1866
George RaglandWood CountyGeorgia1863
Henry RaglandHarrison CountySouth Carolina1849
Jesse RaglandHarrison CountySouth Carolina1853
Simon RaglandCollin CountyVirginia1855
Wash RaglandHarrison CountySouth Carolina1853

Ragland genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ragland in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 3 of the 6, Cherokee 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 Raglands in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (3), Virginia (2) and 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 Ragland?

Harrison County (3), Cherokee County (1), Collin County (1). In all, 6 registered across 4 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 Ragland appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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