Step · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Step in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Step registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Walker County and reported Georgia as his birthplace.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Steps registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Step registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace

Where the Steps registered

Texas counties where the Steps registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County1100%

Where the Steps were born

Birthplaces the Steps reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

Every Step in the register

The Steps in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Reuben StepWalker CountyGeorgia

Step genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Step in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 1 of the 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 Steps in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Step?

Walker County (1). In all, 1 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 Step appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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