Railey · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Railey in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Railey registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1) and Falls County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Raileys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Railey registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Raileys registered

Texas counties where the Raileys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County150%
Falls County150%

Where the Raileys were born

Birthplaces the Raileys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana1100%

When the Raileys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Raileys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Railey in the register

The Raileys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jefferson RaileyFalls County
Wyatt RaileyAustin CountyLouisiana1842

Railey genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Railey in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 2, Falls 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 Raileys in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (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 Railey?

Austin County (1), Falls 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 Railey appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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