Raymond · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Raymond in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Raymond registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (3) and Wharton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Raymonds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Raymond registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Raymonds registered

Texas counties where the Raymonds registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County375%
Wharton County125%

Where the Raymonds were born

Birthplaces the Raymonds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Raymonds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Raymonds
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
3

Every Raymond in the register

The Raymonds in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alston RaymondFort Bend County1866
Ben RaymondWharton County1866
Columbus RaymondFort Bend CountyTexas1848
Graurill RaymondFort Bend County1866

Raymond genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Raymond in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 3 of the 4, Wharton 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 Raymonds in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Raymond?

Fort Bend County (3), Wharton County (1). In all, 4 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 Raymond appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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