Richards · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Richards in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 32 freedmen

32 freedmen named Richards registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Austin County (5), Fort Bend County (4) and Harrison County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Texas and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Richardses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Richards registered, on the 1870 county map
32
Freedmen
18
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Richardses registered

Texas counties where the Richardses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County516%
Fort Bend County413%
Harrison County413%
Shelby County39%
Bowie County26%
Freestone County26%
Atascosa County13%
Brazos County13%
Cameron County13%
Galveston County13%
Goliad County13%
Grayson County13%
Johnson County13%
Madison County13%
McLennan County13%
Refugio County13%
Starr County13%
Walker County13%

Where the Richardses were born

Birthplaces the Richardses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama835%
Texas417%
Virginia313%
Arkansas29%
North Carolina29%
Louisiana14%
Mississippi14%
Pennsylvania14%
South Carolina14%

When the Richardses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Richardses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
4
1840s
9
1850s
6
1860s
13

Variations of Richards

Every Richards in the register

The Richardses in the register, 1 to 32 of 32
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred RichardsBowie CountyArkansas1864
Ambrose RichardsShelby CountyMississippi1839
Amo RichardsStarr CountyLouisiana1866
Amos RichardsFort Bend County1866
Brisco RichardsFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Charles RichardsGoliad County1863
Cyrus RichardsAustin CountySouth Carolina1845
Cyrus RichardsJohnson CountyTexas1858
Fayette RichardsHarrison CountyAlabama1847
Frank RichardsMadison CountyAlabama1854
Fred RichardsFort Bend County1866
Grant RichardsRefugio County1841
Henry RichardsAustin CountyVirginia1859
Henry RichardsBowie CountyAlabama1864
Homer RichardsShelby CountyTexas1841
Isaac RichardsAustin CountyVirginia1853
Jack RichardsShelby CountyNorth Carolina1837
Jerry RichardsAustin CountyTexas1845
John RichardsAtascosa CountyVirginia1837
John RichardsHarrison CountyAlabama1848
John RichardsHarrison CountyAlabama1852
John Amo RichardsCameron CountyPennsylvania1844
John C RichardsGrayson CountyArkansas1846
Jordan RichardsWalker CountyAlabama
Lewis RichardsBrazos County1839
London RichardsFort Bend County1866
Nat RichardsMcLennan County1866
Nathaniel RichardsFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
Nelson RichardsHarrison CountyAlabama1855
Robert RichardsAustin CountyTexas1842
Sam RichardsFort Bend County1866
W. RichardsGalveston County

Richards genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Richards in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 5 of the 32, Fort Bend County 4. 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 Richardson and Richard as well.

Where did the Richardses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (8), Texas (4) and Virginia (3) 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 Richards?

Austin County (5), Fort Bend County (4), Harrison County (4). In all, 32 registered across 18 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 Richards appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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