Rone · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rone in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Rone registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (1) and Newton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rones registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rone registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Rones registered

Texas counties where the Rones registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County150%
Newton County150%

Where the Rones were born

Birthplaces the Rones reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Rones reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rones
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Rone in the register

The Rones in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David RoneGalveston County1853
David RoneNewton CountyMississippi1860

Rone genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rone in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 2, Newton County 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 Rones in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Rone?

Galveston County (1), Newton County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties 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 Rone appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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