Blew · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Blew in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Blew registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (1) and Wharton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Blews registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Blew registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Blews registered

Texas counties where the Blews registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County150%
Wharton County150%

Where the Blews were born

Birthplaces the Blews reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Blews reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Blews
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Blew in the register

The Blews in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James BlewWharton County1866
Stephen BlewFreestone CountyAlabama1867

Blew genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Blew in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 1 of the 2, Wharton County 1. 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.

Where did the Blews in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Blew?

Freestone County (1), Wharton County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties 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 Blew appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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