Esaw · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Esaw in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Esaw registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Esaws registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Esaw registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1843
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Esaws registered

Texas counties where the Esaws registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County2100%

When the Esaws reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Esaws
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2

Every Esaw in the register

The Esaws in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Philipp EsawFort Bend County1846
Tom EsawFort Bend County1843

Esaw genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Esaw in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Esaw?

Fort Bend County (2). In all, 2 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 Esaw appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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