Rice · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rice in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 15 freedmen

15 freedmen named Rice registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Austin County (2), DeWitt County (2) and Fort Bend County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, Texas and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rices registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rice registered, on the 1870 county map
15
Freedmen
11
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Rices registered

Texas counties where the Rices registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County213%
DeWitt County213%
Fort Bend County213%
Freestone County213%
Anderson County17%
Bastrop County17%
Brazoria County17%
Collin County17%
Colorado County17%
Galveston County17%
Refugio County17%

Where the Rices were born

Birthplaces the Rices reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky222%
Texas222%
Alabama111%
Arkansas111%
Maryland111%
North Carolina111%
Virginia111%

When the Rices reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rices
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
1
1840s
2
1850s
6
1860s
4

Every Rice in the register

The Rices in the register, 1 to 15 of 15
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel RiceFreestone CountyAlabama1864
Ephraim RiceBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1849
Fred RiceFort Bend County1859
Jack RiceFort Bend County1859
James RiceCollin CountyIndian Nation1861
Nick RiceDeWitt County1854
Nick RiceDeWitt CountyArkansas1858
Patrick RiceRefugio County
Peter RiceAnderson CountyKentucky1851
Peter RiceAustin CountyTexas1827
Peyton RiceColorado CountyVirginia1855
Robert RiceAustin CountyTexas1830
Walker RiceFreestone CountyKentucky1867
Washington RiceBastrop CountyMaryland1845
Wm RiceGalveston County1867

Rice genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rice in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 2 of the 15, DeWitt County 2. 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 Rices in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (2), Texas (2) and Alabama (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 Rice?

Austin County (2), DeWitt County (2), Fort Bend County (2). In all, 15 registered across 11 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 Rice appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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