Randol · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Randol in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Randol registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (2), Fort Bend County (1) and Freestone County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Randols registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Randol registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
4
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Randols registered

Texas counties where the Randols registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County240%
Fort Bend County120%
Freestone County120%
Hopkins County120%

Where the Randols were born

Birthplaces the Randols reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Georgia133%
Texas133%

When the Randols reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Randols
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
0
1860s
1

Variations of Randol

Every Randol in the register

The Randols in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram RandolHopkins CountyGeorgia1847
John RandolFalls County
Jonas RandolFalls County
Samuel RandolFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Walter RandolFort Bend CountyTexas1847

Randol genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Randol in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 2 of the 5, Fort Bend 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 Randolph and Randon as well.

Where did the Randols in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Georgia (1) and Texas (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 Randol?

Falls County (2), Fort Bend County (1), Freestone County (1). In all, 5 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 Randol appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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