Ringgold · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ringgold in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Ringgold registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Cameron County, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ringgolds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ringgold registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Ringgolds registered

Texas counties where the Ringgolds registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cameron County1100%

When the Ringgolds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ringgolds
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Ringgold in the register

The Ringgolds in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Christopher RinggoldCameron CountyMexico1857

Ringgold genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ringgold in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cameron 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Ringgold?

Cameron 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 Ringgold appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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