Ralph · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ralph in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Ralph registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (1) and Limestone County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ralphs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ralph registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Ralphs registered

Texas counties where the Ralphs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County150%
Limestone County150%

Where the Ralphs were born

Birthplaces the Ralphs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Ralphs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ralphs
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Ralph in the register

The Ralphs in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elisha RalphFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
Long RalphLimestone County1866

Ralph genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ralph in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 1 of the 2, Limestone 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 Ralphs 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 Ralph?

Freestone County (1), Limestone 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 Ralph appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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