Hewes · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hewes in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Hewes registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (1) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Heweses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hewes registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Heweses registered

Texas counties where the Heweses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County150%
Galveston County150%

Where the Heweses were born

Birthplaces the Heweses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Heweses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Heweses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Hewes in the register

The Heweses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adolphus HewesFort Bend CountyTexas1844
Jacob HewesGalveston County1862

Hewes genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hewes in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 1 of the 2, Galveston 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 Heweses in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (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 Hewes?

Fort Bend County (1), Galveston 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 Hewes appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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