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Lewis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 197 freedmen

197 freedmen named Lewis registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Walker County (14), Brazoria County (12) and Freestone County (11). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lewises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lewis registered, on the 1870 county map
197
Freedmen
46
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Lewises registered

Texas counties where the Lewises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County147%
Brazoria County126%
Freestone County116%
Colorado County105%
Harrison County105%
Fort Bend County84%
Brazos County74%
Fayette County74%
Galveston County74%
McLennan County74%
Newton County74%
Bastrop County63%
Burleson County63%
DeWitt County63%
Leon County63%
Austin County53%
Bowie County53%
Davis County53%
Gonzales County53%
Guadalupe County53%
Wharton County53%
Bexar County42%
Jefferson County42%
Anderson County32%
Burnet County32%
Cherokee County32%
Angelina County21%
Calhoun County21%
Chambers County21%
Comal County21%
Hopkins County21%
Matagorda County21%
Caldwell County1under 1%
Dallas County1under 1%
Falls County1under 1%
Grayson County1under 1%
Hill County1under 1%
Hunt County1under 1%
Jackson County1under 1%
Karnes County1under 1%
Liberty County1under 1%
Nueces County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
Shelby County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Lewises were born

Birthplaces the Lewises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia2619%
Alabama2014%
North Carolina1612%
Mississippi1410%
Georgia139%
Louisiana139%
Tennessee118%
Texas96%
Kentucky75%
South Carolina64%
Maryland21%
Arkansas1under 1%
Missouri1under 1%

When the Lewises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lewises
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
3
1830s
5
1840s
37
1850s
68
1860s
81

Every Lewis in the register

The Lewises in the register, 1 to 50 of 197
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron LewisCalhoun County1866
Abram LewisWalker CountyMississippi1863
Adam LewisWalker CountyGeorgia1860
Alexander LewisAngelina CountyAlabama1852
Alexander LewisNewton CountyMississippi1857
Alfred LewisBastrop CountyTexas1847
Allen LewisHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Andrew LewisFreestone CountyGeorgia1852
Artwell LewisBrazos County1858
Austin LewisDeWitt County1847
Ben LewisFort Bend County1866
Ben LewisFort Bend County1845
Ben LewisWharton County1866
Ben LewisWharton County1866
Benjamin LewisAustin CountyKentucky1864
Benjamin LewisBexar CountyArkansas1854
Benjamin LewisFreestone CountyGeorgia1852
Benjamin LewisFreestone CountyGeorgia1851
Berry LewisFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
Bill LewisGonzales County1846
Bricson LewisGalveston County1859
Calvin LewisFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
Calvin LewisGalveston County1857
Charles LewisBastrop CountyKentucky1853
Charles LewisBowie CountyNorth Carolina1849
Charles LewisBrazoria CountyGeorgia1845
Charles LewisHarrison CountyVirginia1851
Clairburn LewisBexar CountyTexas1846
Clinton LewisMcLennan County1866
Cornelius LewisLeon CountyVirginia1849
Cupid LewisMcLennan County1866
Dabney LewisBurleson County1857
Daniel LewisBastrop CountyLouisiana1862
Daniel LewisBastrop CountyVirginia1845
Daniel LewisFreestone CountyVirginia1864
Daniel LewisJefferson County1860
Dave LewisFort Bend County1867
Devors LewisLiberty CountyLouisiana
Dock LewisWharton County1866
Ed LewisDeWitt County1846
Ed LewisWalker CountyAlabama1857
Edmmund LewisBrazos County1859
Edmmund LewisFort Bend County1866
Edward LewisCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866
Elbert LewisNewton CountyMississippi1860
Esan LewisLeon CountyKentucky1841
Forten LewisFayette CountyVirginia1867
Frank LewisGonzales County1863
Fredrick LewisBrazoria CountyLouisiana1861
Fredrick LewisWalker CountyAlabama1852

Lewis genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lewis in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 14 of the 197, Brazoria County 12. 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 Lewises in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (26), Alabama (20) and North Carolina (16) as their birthplaces most often, and 9 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Lewis?

Walker County (14), Brazoria County (12), Freestone County (11). In all, 197 registered across 46 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 Lewis appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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