Rupe · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Rupe in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Rupe registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Goliad County, reaching Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rupes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rupe registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Rupes registered

Texas counties where the Rupes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Goliad County1100%

When the Rupes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rupes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Rupe in the register

The Rupes in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Thomas RupeGoliad County1847

Rupe genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rupe in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Goliad 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 Rupe?

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

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