Dewee · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dewee in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Dewee registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Falls County, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dewees registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dewee registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Dewees registered

Texas counties where the Dewees registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County1100%

When the Dewees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dewees
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Dewee in the register

The Dewees in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Timpthy DeweeFalls County1857

Dewee genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dewee in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 1 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Dewee?

Falls County (1). In all, 1 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 Dewee appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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