Drew · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Drew in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Drew registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Bowie County and reported Arkansas as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Drews registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Drew registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Drews registered

Texas counties where the Drews registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bowie County1100%

Where the Drews were born

Birthplaces the Drews reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas1100%

When the Drews reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Drews
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Drew in the register

The Drews in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Calvert DrewBowie CountyArkansas1854

Drew genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Drew in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bowie 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.

Where did the Drews in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (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 Drew?

Bowie 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 Drew appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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