Ritchey · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ritchey in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Ritchey registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Grayson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ritcheys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ritchey registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Ritcheys registered

Texas counties where the Ritcheys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County2100%

Where the Ritcheys were born

Birthplaces the Ritcheys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee150%
Texas150%

When the Ritcheys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ritcheys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2

Every Ritchey in the register

The Ritcheys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ruben RitcheyGrayson CountyTexas1846
Smith RitcheyGrayson CountyTennessee1846

Ritchey genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ritchey in Texas?

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

They reported Tennessee (1) and Texas (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 Ritchey?

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

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