Chew · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Chew in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Chew registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1860.

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

Where the Chews registered

Texas counties where the Chews registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County150%
Brazos County150%

Where the Chews were born

Birthplaces the Chews reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana1100%

When the Chews reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Chews
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Chew in the register

The Chews in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel ChewBrazos County1860
John ChewAnderson CountyLouisiana1861

Chew genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Chew in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 2, Brazos 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 Chews in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (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 Chew?

Anderson County (1), Brazos 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 Chew appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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