Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lewis Stewart, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867

Lewis Stewart registered to vote in Gonzales County on August 12, 1867. He reported United States of America as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored Transferred" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in United States of America, registered in Gonzales County, Texas
United States of America
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Gonzales County

Lewis Stewart

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lewis Stewart
Place of birth
United States of America
County of registration
Gonzales County
Precinct
10
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Gonzales County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored Transferred"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Gonzales County highlighted
Gonzales County on the 1870 county map

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Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 35 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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