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Lewis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 218 freedmen

218 freedmen named Lewis registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Walker County (14), Victoria County (13) and Brazoria County (12). 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
218
Freedmen
52
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Lewises registered

Texas counties where the Lewises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County146%
Victoria County136%
Brazoria County126%
Freestone County115%
Colorado County105%
Harrison County105%
Fort Bend County84%
Brazos County73%
Fayette County73%
Galveston County73%
McLennan County73%
Newton County73%
Bastrop County63%
Burleson County63%
DeWitt County63%
Leon County63%
Austin County52%
Bowie County52%
Davis County52%
Gonzales County52%
Guadalupe County52%
Wharton County52%
Bexar County42%
Jefferson County42%
Anderson County31%
Burnet County31%
Cherokee County31%
Angelina County2under 1%
Calhoun County2under 1%
Chambers County2under 1%
Comal County2under 1%
Hopkins County2under 1%
Lamar County2under 1%
Matagorda County2under 1%
Washington County2under 1%
Williamson County2under 1%
Caldwell County1under 1%
Dallas County1under 1%
Falls County1under 1%
Grayson County1under 1%
Henderson County1under 1%
Hill County1under 1%
Hunt County1under 1%
Jackson County1under 1%
Karnes County1under 1%
Kaufman 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%
Virginia2920%
Alabama2114%
North Carolina1611%
Mississippi1510%
Georgia139%
Louisiana139%
Tennessee118%
Texas107%
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
39
1850s
70
1860s
98

Every Lewis in the register

The Lewises in the register, 1 to 50 of 218
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron LewisCalhoun County1866
Abram LewisWalker CountyMississippi1863
Adam LewisWalker CountyGeorgia1860
Alexander LewisAngelina CountyAlabama1852
Alexander LewisNewton CountyMississippi1857
Alfred LewisBastrop CountyTexas1847
Alfred LewisVictoria County1866
Allen LewisHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Allen LewisLamar CountyMississippi1864
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
Bob LewisKaufman CountyAlabama1866
Bricson LewisGalveston County1859
Calvin LewisFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
Calvin LewisGalveston County1857
Charles LewisBastrop CountyKentucky1853
Charles LewisBowie CountyNorth Carolina1849
Charles LewisBrazoria CountyGeorgia1845
Charles LewisHarrison CountyVirginia1851
Charles LewisVictoria County1866
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
Daniel LewisVictoria County1847
Dave LewisFort Bend County1867
Devors LewisLiberty CountyLouisiana
Dock LewisWharton County1866
Dublin LewisVictoria County1866
Ed LewisDeWitt County1846
Ed LewisWalker CountyAlabama1857
Edmmund LewisBrazos County1859
Edmmund LewisFort Bend County1866
Edmund LewisVictoria County1866

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 218, Victoria County 13. 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 (29), Alabama (21) and North Carolina (16) as their birthplaces most often, and 10 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), Victoria County (13), Brazoria County (12). In all, 218 registered across 52 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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