Hewit · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hewit in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Hewit registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Freestone County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1867.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hewits registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hewit registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1867
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Hewits registered

Texas counties where the Hewits registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County1100%

Where the Hewits were born

Birthplaces the Hewits reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Hewits reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hewits
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Hewit in the register

The Hewits in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
William HewitFreestone CountyVirginia1867

Hewit genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hewit in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone 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 Hewits in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Hewit?

Freestone 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 Hewit appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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