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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, 51 to 100 of 197
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Gabrel LewisBrazoria CountyGeorgia1827
George LewisBrazos County1847
George LewisFayette CountyVirginia
George LewisJackson County1852
George LewisLeon CountyTexas1848
George LewisMcLennan County1866
George LewisWalker CountyNorth Carolina1864
George.M.D. LewisBurnet CountyAlabama1866
Gilbert LewisDeWitt County1847
Grandison LewisBowie CountyTennessee1849
Green LewisDavis CountyGeorgia1852
Harry LewisBrazos County1856
Harry LewisWalker CountyNorth Carolina1853
Henry LewisBastrop CountyLouisiana1856
Henry LewisBastrop CountyTexas1852
Henry LewisBexar CountyAlabama1859
Henry LewisDavis CountyGeorgia1852
Henry LewisFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Henry LewisKarnes CountyVirginia1860
Henry LewisNewton CountyLouisiana1857
Henson LewisWalker CountyVirginia1862
Hickman LewisColorado CountyAlabama1853
Hiram LewisGuadalupe CountyGeorgia1866
Hood LewisMcLennan County1866
Horace LewisWalker CountyAlabama1860
Howell LewisFayette CountyNorth Carolina1844
Isaac LewisColorado CountyNorth Carolina1860
Isaac LewisFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Isom LewisHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Issac LewisAnderson CountyLouisiana1847
Jacob LewisFreestone CountyAlabama1852
Jacob LewisGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
Jacob LewisJefferson County1858
Jacob LewisMcLennan County1866
Jake LewisCherokee CountyTennessee1866
James LewisBowie CountyMissouri1849
James LewisBurleson County1864
James LewisJefferson County1854
James LewisTarrant CountyNorth Carolina1859
James H. LewisColorado CountyTennessee1864
Jefferson LewisColorado CountySouth Carolina1847
Jerry LewisBexar CountyAlabama1864
Jerry LewisGonzales County1853
Jerry LewisLeon CountyTennessee1855
Jesse LewisDeWitt County1851
Jesse LewisFayette CountySouth Carolina1860
Joesph LewisAngelina CountyLouisiana1852
Joesph LewisBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1855
John LewisAustin CountyTexas1843
John LewisBurnet CountyVirginia1866

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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