Meadows · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Meadows in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Meadows registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in DeWitt County (2), Brazoria County (1) and Caldwell County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Louisiana and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Meadowses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Meadows registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
5
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Meadowses registered

Texas counties where the Meadowses registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County233%
Brazoria County117%
Caldwell County117%
Colorado County117%
Harrison County117%

Where the Meadowses were born

Birthplaces the Meadowses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia125%
Louisiana125%
Tennessee125%
Virginia125%

When the Meadowses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Meadowses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
4
1860s
1

Every Meadows in the register

The Meadowses in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David MeadowsHarrison CountyGeorgia1849
Hamilton MeadowsDeWitt County1854
Jupiter MeadowsColorado CountyVirginia1851
Martin MeadowsDeWitt County1852
Thomas MeadowsCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
William MeadowsBrazoria CountyLouisiana1852

Meadows genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Meadows in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt County holds 2 of the 6, Brazoria County 1. 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 Meadowses in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1), Louisiana (1) and Tennessee (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Meadows?

DeWitt County (2), Brazoria County (1), Caldwell County (1). In all, 6 registered across 5 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 Meadows appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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