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Stewart in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 59 freedmen

59 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
59
Freedmen
27
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Stewarts registered

Where the Stewarts were born

Birthplaces the Stewarts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia718%
North Carolina615%
Kentucky513%
Alabama410%
Mississippi410%
Tennessee410%
Texas410%
Georgia25%
South Carolina25%
Louisiana13%
Maryland13%

When the Stewarts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Stewarts
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
1
1840s
12
1850s
25
1860s
19

Variations of Stewart

Every Stewart in the register

The Stewarts in the register, 51 to 59 of 59
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Stephen StewartNueces CountyNorth Carolina1864
Sylvester StewartGonzales County1849
Thomas StewartGonzales County1852
Thompson StewartFannin CountyTennessee1837
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 59, 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 (7), 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, 59 registered across 27 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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