Ruby · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ruby in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Ruby registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1) and Galveston County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rubys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ruby registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Rubys registered

Texas counties where the Rubys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County150%
Galveston County150%

When the Rubys reached Texas

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

Every Ruby in the register

The Rubys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Calvin RubyBrazos County1849
G T RubyGalveston County1867

Ruby genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ruby in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos 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 Ruby?

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

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