Ewin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ewin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Ewin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Houston County (2) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ewins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ewin registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Ewins registered

Texas counties where the Ewins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Houston County267%
Harrison County133%

Where the Ewins were born

Birthplaces the Ewins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas267%
Alabama133%

When the Ewins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ewins
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2

Variations of Ewin

Every Ewin in the register

The Ewins in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jo EwinHouston CountyTexas1847
Lewis EwinHouston CountyTexas1855
Tilford EwinHarrison CountyAlabama1853

Ewin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ewin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Houston County holds 2 of the 3, Harrison 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 look under Ewing as well.

Where did the Ewins in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (2) and Alabama (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 Ewin?

Houston County (2), Harrison County (1). In all, 3 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 Ewin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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