Hews · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hews in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Hews registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1) and Wharton County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hewses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hews registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hewses registered

Texas counties where the Hewses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County150%
Wharton County150%

When the Hewses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hewses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Hews in the register

The Hewses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Harrison HewsBrazos County1854
Lack HewsWharton County1866

Hews genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hews in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 2, Wharton 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Hews?

Brazos County (1), Wharton 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 Hews appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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