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Shaw in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 64 freedmen

64 freedmen named Shaw registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (12), Falls County (11) and Caldwell County (7). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1838.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Shaws registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Shaw registered, on the 1870 county map
64
Freedmen
19
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1838
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Shaws registered

Texas counties where the Shaws registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1219%
Falls County1117%
Caldwell County711%
Austin County58%
Van Zandt County46%
Colorado County35%
Fort Bend County35%
Walker County35%
Bastrop County23%
Brazoria County23%
Fayette County23%
Galveston County23%
Leon County23%
Anderson County12%
Cherokee County12%
Fannin County12%
Kerr County12%
McLennan County12%
Refugio County12%

Where the Shaws were born

Birthplaces the Shaws reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina1328%
Tennessee1226%
Virginia511%
Alabama49%
Louisiana37%
Georgia24%
Mississippi24%
Texas24%
District of Columbia12%
Kentucky12%
South Carolina12%

When the Shaws reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Shaws
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
17
1850s
26
1860s
20

Every Shaw in the register

The Shaws in the register, 1 to 50 of 64
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham ShawBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1865
Alex ShawMcLennan County1866
Alfred ShawBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1846
Allen ShawVan Zandt CountyAlabama1866
April ShawCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Austin ShawHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1854
Balum ShawWalker CountyTexas1845
Benjamin ShawAustin CountyMississippi1862
Berrnell ShawBastrop CountyGeorgia1850
Beverly ShawFort Bend County1846
Carolina ShawFalls County1856
David ShawFannin CountyTennessee1851
Duc ShawAustin CountySouth Carolina1860
Fill ShawFayette CountyTennessee1856
George ShawCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Gery ShawFalls County1856
Green ShawFort Bend County1852
Gustavus ShawColorado CountyDistrict of Columbia1863
Guy ShawFalls County1856
Guy ShawHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1848
Hannibal ShawRefugio County1841
Harry ShawAustin CountyAlabama1847
Harvey ShawFalls County1856
Hector ShawHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Henry ShawGalveston County1864
Henry ShawHarrison CountyVirginia1859
Isaac ShawFalls County1856
Isham ShawVan Zandt CountyVirginia1866
Jack ShawCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Jackson ShawFalls County1856
James ShawCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
James ShawHarrison CountyMississippi1849
James ShawLeon CountyNorth Carolina1855
Jerry ShawAustin CountyNorth Carolina1840
Jerry ShawCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Jerry ShawFayette CountyTennessee1857
Jo ShawFalls County
Joe ShawFalls County1857
Joes ShawAnderson CountyAlabama1863
John ShawFalls County1856
John ShawHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
John ShawLeon CountyNorth Carolina1855
John ShawWalker CountyTexas1845
Jordan ShawVan Zandt CountyVirginia1854
Joshua ShawCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Major ShawVan Zandt CountyNorth Carolina1866
Moses ShawFalls County1856
Neil ShawColorado CountyLouisiana1854
Peter ShawHarrison CountyVirginia1859
Randall ShawHarrison CountyTennessee1849

Shaw genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Shaw in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 12 of the 64, Falls County 11. 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 Shaws in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (13), Tennessee (12) and Virginia (5) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 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 Shaw?

Harrison County (12), Falls County (11), Caldwell County (7). In all, 64 registered across 19 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 Shaw appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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