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Stewart in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 69 freedmen

69 freedmen named Stewart registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Austin County (8), Gonzales County (8) and Brazoria County (7). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Stewarts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Stewart registered, on the 1870 county map
69
Freedmen
32
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Stewarts registered

Texas counties where the Stewarts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County812%
Gonzales County812%
Brazoria County710%
Colorado County46%
Fort Bend County46%
Kaufman County34%
Victoria County34%
Anderson County23%
Brazos County23%
Davis County23%
DeWitt County23%
Guadalupe County23%
Harrison County23%
Matagorda County23%
Bexar County11%
Caldwell County11%
Dallas County11%
Fannin County11%
Fayette County11%
Freestone County11%
Galveston County11%
Goliad County11%
Grayson County11%
Hays County11%
Henderson County11%
Hood County11%
Houston County11%
Hunt County11%
Jackson County11%
McLennan County11%
Nueces County11%
Williamson County11%

Where the Stewarts were born

Birthplaces the Stewarts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1021%
North Carolina613%
Kentucky511%
Alabama49%
Mississippi49%
South Carolina49%
Tennessee49%
Texas49%
Georgia36%
Arkansas12%
Louisiana12%
Maryland12%

When the Stewarts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Stewarts
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
1
1840s
14
1850s
26
1860s
26

Variations of Stewart

Every Stewart in the register

The Stewarts in the register, 51 to 69 of 69
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Peter StewartFort Bend County1852
Peter StewartHenderson CountyGeorgia1853
Robert StewartBrazoria CountyKentucky1844
Sam StewartFayette CountySouth Carolina1850
Sammuel StewartBrazoria CountyLouisiana1863
Samuel StewartAnderson CountyVirginia1857
Sawrence StewartBexar CountyMississippi1864
Simon StewartAustin CountyTexas1842
Stephen StewartNueces CountyNorth Carolina1864
Sylvester StewartGonzales County1849
Thomas StewartGonzales County1852
Thompson StewartFannin CountyTennessee1837
Tonk StewartKaufman CountySouth Carolina1867
Tony StewartKaufman CountySouth Carolina1863
William StewartBrazoria CountyVirginia1852
William StewartColorado CountyAlabama1863
William StewartGalveston County1865
William StewartHood CountyKentucky
Winn StewartAustin CountyGeorgia1848

Stewart genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Stewart in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 8 of the 69, Gonzales County 8. 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 Steward as well.

Where did the Stewarts in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (10), North Carolina (6) and Kentucky (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 Stewart?

Austin County (8), Gonzales County (8), Brazoria County (7). In all, 69 registered across 32 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 Stewart appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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