Rowel · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rowel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Rowel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Wharton County, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rowels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rowel registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Rowels registered

Texas counties where the Rowels registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wharton County1100%

When the Rowels reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rowels
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Rowel in the register

The Rowels in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Simon RowelWharton County1866

Rowel genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rowel in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wharton 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 Rowel?

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

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