Ralls · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ralls in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Ralls registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Caldwell County (1) and Tyler County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rallses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ralls registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Rallses registered

Texas counties where the Rallses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County150%
Tyler County150%

Where the Rallses were born

Birthplaces the Rallses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Mississippi150%

When the Rallses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rallses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Ralls in the register

The Rallses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George RallsCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Joseph RallsTyler CountyGeorgia1847

Ralls genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ralls in Texas?

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

They reported Georgia (1) and Mississippi (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 Ralls?

Caldwell County (1), Tyler 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 Ralls appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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