Rimes · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rimes in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Rimes registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported Georgia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rimeses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rimes registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Rimeses registered

Texas counties where the Rimeses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Rimeses were born

Birthplaces the Rimeses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Rimeses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rimeses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Rimes in the register

The Rimeses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Doctor RimesHarrison CountyGeorgia1857

Rimes genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rimes in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison 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 Rimeses in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Rimes?

Harrison 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 Rimes appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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