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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, 151 to 200 of 218
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
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
Richard LewisVictoria County1866
Robert LewisBrazoria CountyTexas1864
Robert LewisHunt CountyKentucky1861
Robert LewisWilliamson CountyVirginia1866
Rovet LewisDeWitt County1846
Sam LewisCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Sam LewisComal CountyNorth Carolina1854
Sam LewisFort Bend County1846
Sam LewisGonzales County1854
Sam LewisParker CountyNorth Carolina1865
Samuel LewisHarrison CountyVirginia1857
Samuel LewisVictoria County1866
Seaborn LewisFayette CountyTennessee1847
Shadrick LewisDavis CountyVirginia1861
Sharick LewisAustin CountyKentucky1863
Simon LewisNewton CountyMississippi1867
Simon LewisNewton CountyMississippi1859
Soloman LewisBrazoria CountyVirginia1851
Spencer LewisBowie CountyAlabama1849
Stapleton LewisFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Stephen LewisAustin CountyLouisiana1840
Stephen LewisHill CountyVirginia1849
Storm LewisJefferson County1847
Thomas LewisBrazoria CountyTennessee1859
Thomas LewisBrazos County1862
Thomas LewisNueces CountyVirginia1862
Thomas LewisVictoria County1866
Thomas LewisVictoria County1866
Thronton LewisBrazoria CountyKentucky1864
Tom LewisBrazos County1829
Tom LewisGonzales County1854
Turner LewisComal CountyNorth Carolina1857
W. LewisBurleson County1863
W.M. LewisBowie CountyTexas1849
Wallace LewisCalhoun County1866
Waller LewisFort Bend 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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