Steven · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Steven in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Steven registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (2) and Davis County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Stevens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Steven registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Stevens registered

Texas counties where the Stevens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County267%
Davis County133%

Where the Stevens were born

Birthplaces the Stevens reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee150%
Texas150%

When the Stevens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Stevens
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1

Variations of Steven

Every Steven in the register

The Stevens in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Kyzer StevenFort Bend CountyTexas1848
Philip StevenDavis CountyTennessee1858
Willy StevenFort Bend County1845

Steven genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Steven in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 2 of the 3, Davis 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 Stevens and Stevenson as well.

Where did the Stevens in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (1) and Texas (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 Steven?

Fort Bend County (2), Davis County (1). In all, 3 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 Steven appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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