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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, 101 to 150 of 218
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James LewisWilliamson CountyTexas1866
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
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
Madison LewisWashington County1851
Major LewisWalker CountyVirginia1864
Manuel LewisWalker CountyVirginia1853
Manuel LewisWharton County1866
Monroe LewisHopkins CountyAlabama1860
Mose LewisVictoria County1866
Nathan Riley LewisFort Bend County1866
Ned LewisVictoria County1866
Nelson LewisDavis CountyNorth Carolina1839
Nelson LewisHarrison CountyAlabama1854
Nero LewisWood CountyMississippi1863

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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