Steem · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Steem in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Steem registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (5). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Steems registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Steem registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
1
Counties
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Steems registered

Texas counties where the Steems registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County5100%

When the Steems reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Steems
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4
1850s
1

Every Steem in the register

The Steems in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isaac SteemGonzales County1847
Isaac SteemGonzales County1847
Jack SteemGonzales County1844
Joe SteemGonzales County1844
Ned SteemGonzales County1853

Steem genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Steem in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 5 of the 5. 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Steem?

Gonzales County (5). In all, 5 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Steem appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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