Riley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Riley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 30 freedmen

30 freedmen named Riley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (3), Gonzales County (3) and Harrison County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rileys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Riley registered, on the 1870 county map
30
Freedmen
19
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Rileys registered

Texas counties where the Rileys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County310%
Gonzales County310%
Harrison County310%
Wood County310%
Brazos County27%
Cherokee County27%
Galveston County27%
Austin County13%
Bowie County13%
Collin County13%
Colorado County13%
Fayette County13%
Jasper County13%
Kendall County13%
Lavaca County13%
Leon County13%
Liberty County13%
Walker County13%
Wharton County13%

Where the Rileys were born

Birthplaces the Rileys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia420%
North Carolina315%
South Carolina315%
Kentucky210%
Louisiana210%
Alabama15%
Maryland15%
Mississippi15%
Missouri15%
Texas15%
Virginia15%

When the Rileys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rileys
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
5
1850s
9
1860s
13

Every Riley in the register

The Rileys in the register, 1 to 30 of 30
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Bidjor RileyJasper CountySouth Carolina
Grant RileyCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Henry RileyBrazoria CountyLouisiana1842
Henry RileyColorado CountyVirginia1858
Isaac RileyWharton County1866
Jackson RileyBrazoria CountyKentucky1851
James RileyFayette CountyAlabama1852
Jessee RileyWalker CountyNorth Carolina1854
John RileyBrazos County1864
John RileyCollin CountyMissouri1862
Johnson RileyGalveston County
Lawerence RileyAustin CountyLouisiana1864
Manuel RileyGonzales County1839
Robert RileyGonzales County1841
Seaburn RileyKendall County1847
Shaderick RileyWood CountySouth Carolina1863
Simon RileyHarrison CountyGeorgia1857
Soloman RileyBowie CountyNorth Carolina1866
Solomon RileyGalveston County1866
Thomas RileyWood CountyMississippi1863
Wiley RileyWood CountyGeorgia1857
Willham RileyCherokee CountyMaryland1866
William RileyBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1855
William RileyBrazos County1856
William RileyGonzales County1842
William RileyHarrison CountyGeorgia1864
William RileyHarrison CountyKentucky1846
William RileyLavaca County1857
William RileyLiberty CountyTexas
Willis RileyLeon CountyNorth Carolina1863

Riley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Riley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 3 of the 30, Gonzales County 3. 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 Rileys in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (4), North Carolina (3) and South Carolina (3) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Riley?

Brazoria County (3), Gonzales County (3), Harrison County (3). In all, 30 registered across 19 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 Riley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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