Steward · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Steward in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 33 freedmen

33 freedmen named Steward registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Wharton County (6), Brazoria County (4) and Falls County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Stewards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Steward registered, on the 1870 county map
33
Freedmen
15
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Stewards registered

Texas counties where the Stewards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wharton County618%
Brazoria County412%
Falls County39%
Leon County39%
Bastrop County26%
Bowie County26%
Fayette County26%
Galveston County26%
Grayson County26%
Walker County26%
Cherokee County13%
Fort Bend County13%
Hays County13%
Houston County13%
McLennan County13%

Where the Stewards were born

Birthplaces the Stewards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina420%
Tennessee315%
Virginia315%
Mississippi210%
Texas210%
Alabama15%
Arkansas15%
Kentucky15%
Louisiana15%
Maryland15%
South Carolina15%

When the Stewards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Stewards
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
6
1850s
9
1860s
15

Variations of Steward

Every Steward in the register

The Stewards in the register, 1 to 33 of 33
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert StewardGalveston County1864
Alfred StewardBrazoria CountyTexas1863
Augustus StewardGrayson CountyTennessee1852
Austin StewardGrayson CountyNorth Carolina1847
Buck StewardWharton County1866
Charles StewardFalls County
Charley StewardBowie CountyArkansas1849
Dennis StewardFayette CountyVirginia1846
Eddison StewardBrazoria CountyVirginia1840
George StewardBastrop CountyTennessee1854
George StewardFalls County
George StewardGalveston County1852
Henry StewardBastrop CountyMississippi1853
Hiram StewardHouston CountyNorth Carolina1863
Isaac StewardWharton County1866
Jacob StewardFayette CountyTexas1842
Jessie StewardWalker CountyAlabama1854
John StewardMcLennan County1866
Levi StewardBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1846
Lewis G. StewardBrazoria CountyVirginia1863
Nelson StewardLeon CountyMaryland1863
Orringe StewardWharton County1866
Peter StewardFalls County
Preston StewardBowie CountyLouisiana1854
Richard StewardHays CountyTennessee1866
Richmond StewardWalker CountyNorth Carolina1853
Robert StewardLeon CountyMississippi1852
Sam StewardWharton County1866
Stone StewardCherokee CountyKentucky1866
Warren StewardFort Bend County1866
Washington StewardWharton County1866
William StewardWharton County1866
Young StewardLeon CountySouth Carolina1857

Steward genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Steward in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wharton County holds 6 of the 33, Brazoria County 4. 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 Stewart as well.

Where did the Stewards in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (4), Tennessee (3) and Virginia (3) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 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 Steward?

Wharton County (6), Brazoria County (4), Falls County (3). In all, 33 registered across 15 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 Steward appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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