Bowie County · 1867 voter registration · page 9 of 10
Freedmen who registered in Bowie County, Texas
457 freedmen registered to vote in Bowie County, Texas, between 1867 and 1870. Open a name to read his entry and the original handwritten register page.
| Name | Birthplace | Reached Texas | Years in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Steward | Arkansas | 1849 | 20 |
| Preston Steward | Louisiana | 1854 | 15 |
| Bayard Stocks | Tennessee | 1849 | 1 |
| John Stutivan | North Carolina | 1852 | 17 |
| E.S. Taylor | Alabama | 1849 | 20 |
| George Taylor | Virginia | 1862 | 7 |
| Jacob Taylor | North Carolina | 1864 | 5 |
| James Taylor | Tennessee | 1864 | 5 |
| William Taylor | Maryland | 1849 | 20 |
| Simen Terry | North Carolina | 1849 | 20 |
| Hampton Thomas | North Carolina | 1864 | 5 |
| Lafayette Thomas | Tennessee | 1849 | 20 |
| Richard Thomas | Louisiana | 1849 | 20 |
| William Thomas | Texas | 1849 | 20 |
| George Thompson | Texas | 1848 | 21 |
| Frank Tison | Arkansas | 1849 | 20 |
| Shepherd Tomwell | Alabama | 1865 | 4 |
| Gabriel Tucker | Mississippi | 1849 | 20 |
| Hartley Tyson | North Carolina | 1849 | 20 |
| Jesse Tyson | Kentucky | 1849 | 20 |
| Peter Vaughan | Virginia | 1858 | 11 |
| John Walker | Tennessee | 1860 | 9 |
| Morrow Walker | Virginia | 1849 | 20 |
| Thomas Walker | Virginia | 1862 | 7 |
| Charles Ward | Virginia | 1865 | 4 |
| John Ware | Tennessee | 1866 | 3 |
| Mack Ware | Alabama | 1848 | 21 |
| Thomas Ware | Texas | 1860 | 9 |
| Hubbard Warren | Tennessee | 1849 | 20 |
| George Lewis Washington | Louisiana | 1849 | 20 |
| Oscar Washington | Texas | 1849 | 20 |
| Wilson Washington | Tennessee | 1866 | 3 |
| Stokes Watson | Alabama | 1851 | 18 |
| Benjamin Weare | Texas | 1849 | 20 |
| George Weaver | North Carolina | 1849 | 20 |
| Lewis Weaver | Texas | 1849 | 20 |
| Robert Weaver | North Carolina | 1849 | 20 |
| Allen Whitfield | North Carolina | 1851 | 18 |
| John Whitfield | Texas | 1849 | 20 |
| Moses Whitfield | Alabama | 1851 | 18 |
| Joesph Wiley | Mississippi | 1859 | 10 |
| Arney Williams | Mississippi | 1859 | 10 |
| Beny Williams | Tennessee | 1849 | 20 |
| Bindell Williams | South Carolina | 1849 | 20 |
| Christopher Williams | Tennessee | 1849 | 20 |
| James Williams | Tennessee | 1851 | 18 |
| John Williams | Texas | 1847 | 20 |
| John Williams | Texas | 1849 | 20 |
| Noah Williams | South Carolina | 1859 | 10 |
| Peter Williams | Mississippi | 1849 | 20 |
Sources
These names come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Bowie County's entries were written out by hand, so registrars spelled each name as they heard it. About Enslaved Texas.
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