Ranels · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ranels in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Ranels registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Gonzales County, reaching Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ranelses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ranels registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Ranelses registered

Texas counties where the Ranelses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County1100%

When the Ranelses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ranelses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Ranels in the register

The Ranelses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Sam RanelsGonzales County1849

Ranels genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ranels in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 1 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Ranels?

Gonzales County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Ranels appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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