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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, 101 to 150 of 197
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John LewisChambers CountyTexas1847
John LewisColorado CountyLouisiana1862
John LewisColorado CountyVirginia1859
John LewisDallas CountyGeorgia1859
John LewisFalls County
John LewisGalveston County1863
John LewisGalveston County1844
John LewisGalveston CountyTennessee1863
John LewisGrayson CountyGeorgia1865
John LewisHarrison CountyAlabama1852
John LewisMatagorda CountyVirginia1852
John LewisNewton CountyLouisiana1858
John LewisWalker CountyAlabama1854
John LewisWharton County1866
John W. LewisLeon CountyMississippi1863
Joseph LewisGalveston County1841
Joseph LewisMatagorda CountyNorth Carolina1857
Joseph LewisWalker CountyAlabama1854
L. W. LewisHarrison CountySouth Carolina1852
Larkin LewisColorado CountyKentucky1851
Lee LewisColorado CountyMississippi1855
Leton LewisFayette CountyAlabama1860
Levy LewisWalker CountyGeorgia1859
Littleton LewisDavis CountySouth Carolina1865
Louis LewisBrazoria CountyLouisiana1827
M E LewisGalveston County1865
Madison LewisHarrison CountyVirginia1856
Major LewisWalker CountyVirginia1864
Manuel LewisWalker CountyVirginia1853
Manuel LewisWharton County1866
Monroe LewisHopkins CountyAlabama1860
Nathan Riley LewisFort Bend County1866
Nelson LewisDavis CountyNorth Carolina1839
Nelson LewisHarrison CountyAlabama1854
Nero LewisWood CountyMississippi1863
Niell LewisWalker CountyAlabama1852
Oliver LewisColorado CountyNorth Carolina1859
Parker LewisBrazoria CountyVirginia1837
Parker LewisBrazoria CountyVirginia1839
Pearson LewisLeon CountyMississippi1857
Peter LewisAnderson CountyLouisiana1846
Peter LewisBrazoria CountyMississippi1852
Peter LewisBurleson County1853
Peter LewisHarrison CountyGeorgia1860
Philip LewisGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Primus LewisBurnet CountyAlabama1866
Randell LewisFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Reubin LewisMcLennan County1866
Richard LewisGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
Robert LewisBrazoria CountyTexas1864

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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