Richmond · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Richmond in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Richmond registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (2), Burleson County (2) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1834.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Richmonds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Richmond registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1834
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Richmonds registered

Texas counties where the Richmonds registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County240%
Burleson County240%
Fort Bend County120%

Where the Richmonds were born

Birthplaces the Richmonds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama2100%

When the Richmonds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Richmonds
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
0
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Richmond in the register

The Richmonds in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Caesar RichmondAustin CountyAlabama1857
Chas RichmondFort Bend County1866
Richard RichmondAustin CountyAlabama1834
W. M. RichmondBurleson County1839
W.M. RichmondBurleson County1839

Richmond genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Richmond in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 2 of the 5, Burleson 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 Richmonds in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) 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 Richmond?

Austin County (2), Burleson County (2), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 5 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 Richmond appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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