Stuart · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Stuart in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 11 freedmen

11 freedmen named Stuart registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (8), Burleson County (1) and Newton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Stuarts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Stuart registered, on the 1870 county map
11
Freedmen
4
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Stuarts registered

Texas counties where the Stuarts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County873%
Burleson County19%
Newton County19%
Refugio County19%

Where the Stuarts were born

Birthplaces the Stuarts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Stuarts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Stuarts
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
1

Every Stuart in the register

The Stuarts in the register, 1 to 11 of 11
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A. StuartBurleson County1863
Aprile StuartFalls County
Armisted StuartFalls County
Ellis StuartFalls County
Henry StuartFalls County
Henry StuartFalls County1856
Henry StuartNewton CountyVirginia1855
Nelson StuartFalls County
Thomas StuartRefugio County
Thornton StuartFalls County
William Nat StuartFalls County

Stuart genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Stuart in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 8 of the 11, Burleson 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Stuarts in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Stuart?

Falls County (8), Burleson County (1), Newton County (1). In all, 11 registered across 4 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 Stuart appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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