Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ed Steward, Tyler County, Texas, 1867

Ed Steward registered to vote in Tyler County on August 1, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Tyler County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tyler County registered 256 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Tyler County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Tyler County

Ed Steward

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ed Steward
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Tyler County
Precinct
2
Registered
August 1, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Tyler County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Signature, as written
"Ed Stewart"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Tyler County highlighted
Tyler County on the 1870 county map

Stewards elsewhere in Texas

All 35 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 2 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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