Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Stewart, Austin County, Texas, 1867
William Stewart registered to vote in Austin County on August 22, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 9 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 19 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1848
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
William Stewart
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Stewart
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- August 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 19 years
- Years in Austin County
- 9 years
- Years in Texas before Austin County
- 10 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsWilliam Stewart reported 10 years more in Texas than in Austin County.
Other freedmen named Stewart in Austin County
- Adam Stewartborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1862
- Alexander Stewartborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1849
- Henry Stewartborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1855
- Henry Stewartborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
- John Stewartborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1847
Stewarts elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Stewart
- Steward 33
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 31 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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