Hood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Stewart, Hood County, Texas, 1867

William Stewart registered to vote in Hood County. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hood County registered 25 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Hood County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Stewart
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Hood County
Precinct
1
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hood County highlighted
Hood County on the 1870 county map

Stewarts elsewhere in Texas

All 59 freedmen named Stewart in Texas

Variations of Stewart

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 4 of the Hood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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