Stein · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Stein in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Stein registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (4) and Hays County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Steins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Stein registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
2
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Steins registered

Texas counties where the Steins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County480%
Hays County120%

Where the Steins were born

Birthplaces the Steins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana1100%

When the Steins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Steins
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
2
1860s
1

Every Stein in the register

The Steins in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Armistead SteinGonzales County1851
Bob SteinGonzales County1845
Nelson SteinGonzales County1844
Richard SteinGonzales County1858
Thomas SteinHays CountyLouisiana1866

Stein genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Stein in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 4 of the 5, Hays 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 Steins in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (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 Stein?

Gonzales County (4), Hays County (1). In all, 5 registered across 2 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 Stein appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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