Roles · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Roles in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Roles registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County, reaching Texas about 1868.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Roleses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Roles registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1868
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Roleses registered

Texas counties where the Roleses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

When the Roleses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Roleses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Roles in the register

The Roleses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Richard B RolesGalveston County

Roles genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Roles in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston 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 Roles?

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

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