Dewey · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dewey in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Dewey registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1) and McLennan County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1856.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Deweys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dewey registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1856
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Deweys registered

Texas counties where the Deweys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County150%
McLennan County150%

Where the Deweys were born

Birthplaces the Deweys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Deweys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Deweys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Dewey in the register

The Deweys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David DeweyMcLennan County1866
George DeweyAnderson CountyGeorgia1856

Dewey genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dewey in Texas?

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

They reported Georgia (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 Dewey?

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

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