Rume · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rume in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Rume registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County and reported Louisiana as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1865.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rumes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rume registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1865
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Rumes registered

Texas counties where the Rumes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

Where the Rumes were born

Birthplaces the Rumes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana1100%

When the Rumes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rumes
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Rume in the register

The Rumes in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Prine RumeGalveston CountyLouisiana1865

Rume genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rume 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.

Where did the Rumes in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (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 Rume?

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

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