Riddle · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Riddle in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Riddle registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (1) and Grayson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Riddles registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Riddle registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Riddles registered

Texas counties where the Riddles registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County150%
Grayson County150%

Where the Riddles were born

Birthplaces the Riddles reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
Missouri150%

When the Riddles reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Riddles
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Riddle in the register

The Riddles in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alex RiddleGrayson CountyMissouri1862
William RiddleGalveston CountyKentucky1866

Riddle genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Riddle in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 2, Grayson 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 Riddles in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1) and Missouri (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 Riddle?

Galveston County (1), Grayson County (1). In all, 2 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 Riddle appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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