Bowie County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Preston Steward, Bowie County, Texas, 1869

Preston Steward registered to vote in Bowie County on August 3, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Bowie County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bowie County registered 462 freedmen in 1867, 55% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Bowie County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Bowie County

Preston Steward

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Preston Steward
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Bowie County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 3, 1869
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Bowie County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bowie County highlighted
Bowie County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Steward in Bowie County

Stewards elsewhere in Texas

All 33 freedmen named Steward in Texas

Variations of Steward

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 12 of the Bowie County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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