Bedwell · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bedwell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Bedwell registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in McLennan County (4). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bedwells registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bedwell registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Bedwells registered

Texas counties where the Bedwells registered
CountyFreedmen%
McLennan County4100%

When the Bedwells reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bedwells
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
4

Every Bedwell in the register

The Bedwells in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred BedwellMcLennan County1866
Gloss BedwellMcLennan County1866
Henry BedwellMcLennan County1866
William BedwellMcLennan County1866

Bedwell genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bedwell in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. McLennan County holds 4 of the 4. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Bedwell?

McLennan County (4). In all, 4 registered across 1 Texas county between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Bedwell appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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