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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, 51 to 100 of 218
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edward LewisCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866
Elbert LewisNewton CountyMississippi1860
Esan LewisLeon CountyKentucky1841
Fielding LewisLamar CountyVirginia1859
Forten LewisFayette CountyVirginia1867
Frank LewisGonzales County1863
Frank LewisVictoria County1866
Fredrick LewisBrazoria CountyLouisiana1861
Fredrick LewisWalker CountyAlabama1852
Gabrel LewisBrazoria CountyGeorgia1827
George LewisBrazos County1847
George LewisFayette CountyVirginia
George LewisJackson County1852
George LewisLeon CountyTexas1848
George LewisMcLennan County1866
George LewisWalker CountyNorth Carolina1864
George LewisWashington County1841
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 LewisHenderson CountyVirginia1863
James LewisJefferson County1854
James LewisTarrant CountyNorth Carolina1859

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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