Richison · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Richison in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Richison registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Wharton County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Richisons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Richison registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Richisons registered

Texas counties where the Richisons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wharton County2100%

When the Richisons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Richisons
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Richison in the register

The Richisons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Richard H RichisonWharton County1866
William RichisonWharton County1866

Richison genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Richison in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wharton County holds 2 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Richison?

Wharton County (2). In all, 2 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 Richison appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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