Rives · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rives in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Rives registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Riveses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rives registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Riveses registered

Texas counties where the Riveses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Riveses were born

Birthplaces the Riveses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Riveses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Riveses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Rives in the register

The Riveses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew RivesHarrison CountyVirginia1855

Rives genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rives 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 Riveses in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Rives?

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

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