Rowe · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rowe in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Rowe registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bosque County (1) and Galveston County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rowes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rowe registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1843
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Rowes registered

Texas counties where the Rowes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bosque County150%
Galveston County150%

When the Rowes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rowes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Rowe in the register

The Rowes in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George RoweGalveston County1843
Wilson RoweBosque County1863

Rowe genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rowe in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bosque County holds 1 of the 2, Galveston 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Rowe?

Bosque County (1), Galveston 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 Rowe appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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