Rawls · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rawls in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Rawls registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1), Jasper County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Florida. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rawlses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rawls registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Rawlses registered

Texas counties where the Rawlses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County133%
Jasper County133%
Walker County133%

Where the Rawlses were born

Birthplaces the Rawlses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama267%
Florida133%

When the Rawlses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rawlses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Rawls in the register

The Rawlses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Mike RawlsWalker CountyAlabama1858
Robert RawlsJasper CountyFlorida
Thomas RawlsAustin CountyAlabama1864

Rawls genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rawls in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 3, Jasper 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 Rawlses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) and Florida (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 Rawls?

Austin County (1), Jasper County (1), Walker County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Rawls appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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