Rigby · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rigby in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Rigby registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Leon County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1861.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rigbys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rigby registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1861
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Rigbys registered

Texas counties where the Rigbys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County1100%

Where the Rigbys were born

Birthplaces the Rigbys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Rigbys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rigbys
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Rigby in the register

The Rigbys in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James RigbyLeon CountyAlabama1861

Rigby genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rigby in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 1 of the 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 Rigbys in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Rigby?

Leon County (1). In all, 1 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 Rigby appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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