Stephens · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Stephens in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 49 freedmen

49 freedmen named Stephens registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (7), Wharton County (5) and Davis County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Mississippi and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Stephenses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Stephens registered, on the 1870 county map
49
Freedmen
21
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Stephenses registered

Texas counties where the Stephenses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County714%
Wharton County510%
Davis County48%
Wood County48%
Bowie County36%
Freestone County36%
Gonzales County36%
Guadalupe County36%
Fayette County24%
Hopkins County24%
Leon County24%
McLennan County24%
Austin County12%
Brazos County12%
Burleson County12%
Colorado County12%
DeWitt County12%
Falls County12%
Grayson County12%
Hill County12%
Shelby County12%

Where the Stephenses were born

Birthplaces the Stephenses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia720%
Mississippi514%
Virginia514%
North Carolina411%
Texas411%
Tennessee39%
Alabama26%
Kentucky26%
South Carolina26%
Louisiana13%

When the Stephenses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Stephenses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
7
1850s
16
1860s
25

Variations of Stephens

Every Stephens in the register

The Stephenses in the register, 1 to 49 of 49
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham StephensShelby CountySouth Carolina1853
Abraham StephensWood CountyGeorgia1860
Abram StephensMcLennan County1866
Alford StephensBowie CountyNorth Carolina1855
Allen StephensHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Almo StephensDavis CountyLouisiana1860
Benjamin StephensFreestone CountyVirginia1860
Brit StephensFayette CountyVirginia1842
Chas StephensColorado CountyAlabama1866
Christopher StephensFreestone CountyKentucky1861
Daniel StephensFayette CountyGeorgia1858
Drue StephensDavis CountyVirginia1855
Frank StephensGonzales County1850
Frank StephensGuadalupe CountyTexas1866
Gad StephensHopkins CountyGeorgia1864
Geo StephensHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1857
George StephensDavis CountyGeorgia1852
George StephensHill CountyTennessee1853
George A. StephensHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1850
H. StephensBurleson County1855
Harkless StephensHarrison CountySouth Carolina1861
Harrison StephensHarrison CountyMississippi1857
Henry StephensHarrison CountyAlabama1849
Isaac StephensGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
James StephensGrayson CountyKentucky1861
James StephensWood CountyGeorgia1860
Jefferson StephensBowie CountyTexas1848
Jefferson StephensWood CountyGeorgia1861
Jesse StephensFreestone CountyTennessee1852
Jesse StephensLeon CountyVirginia1855
John StephensHarrison CountyTexas1846
Joseph StephensLeon CountyNorth Carolina1866
Lewis StephensGonzales County1843
Mack StephensWharton County1866
Malcom StephensGonzales County1850
Manuel StephensWharton County1866
Monroe StephensBowie CountyTexas1849
Ned StephensWharton County1866
Nelson StephensGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
Phillip StephensBrazos County1864
Randal StephensWood CountyVirginia1864
Robert StephensAustin CountyMississippi1851
Sandy StephensDavis CountyGeorgia1852
Squire StephensFalls County
Thomas StephensHopkins CountyTennessee1867
Valentine StephensMcLennan County1866
Wesley StephensWharton County1866
Willis StephensDeWitt County1862
Willis StephensWharton County1866

Stephens genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Stephens in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 7 of the 49, Wharton County 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 look under Stephenson as well.

Where did the Stephenses in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (7), Mississippi (5) and Virginia (5) as their birthplaces most often, and 4 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 Stephens?

Harrison County (7), Wharton County (5), Davis County (4). In all, 49 registered across 21 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 Stephens appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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