Steel · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Steel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 15 freedmen

15 freedmen named Steel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Tyler County (8), Anderson County (1) and Bexar County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, Virginia and Arkansas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Steels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Steel registered, on the 1870 county map
15
Freedmen
8
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Steels registered

Texas counties where the Steels registered
CountyFreedmen%
Tyler County853%
Anderson County17%
Bexar County17%
Brazos County17%
Hill County17%
Newton County17%
Tarrant County17%
Wharton County17%

Where the Steels were born

Birthplaces the Steels reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina754%
Virginia215%
Arkansas18%
Louisiana18%
North Carolina18%
Tennessee18%

When the Steels reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Steels
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
12

Variations of Steel

Every Steel in the register

The Steels in the register, 1 to 15 of 15
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alex. SteelBrazos County1861
Amos SteelTyler CountySouth Carolina1861
Ansburn SteelTyler CountySouth Carolina1861
Benjamin SteelAnderson CountyVirginia1859
Charles SteelHill CountyArkansas1853
Charles SteelTyler CountyNorth Carolina1861
Charles SteelTyler CountySouth Carolina1861
Henry SteelWharton County1866
Jackson SteelTyler CountySouth Carolina1861
James SteelTyler CountySouth Carolina1861
John SteelTarrant CountyTennessee1853
Lewis SteelNewton CountyLouisiana1866
Lewis SteelTyler CountySouth Carolina1861
Noah SteelBexar CountyVirginia1864
Thomas SteelTyler CountySouth Carolina1862

Steel genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Steel in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Tyler County holds 8 of the 15, Anderson 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 look under Steele as well.

Where did the Steels in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (7), Virginia (2) and Arkansas (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 Steel?

Tyler County (8), Anderson County (1), Bexar County (1). In all, 15 registered across 8 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 Steel appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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