Surwood · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Surwood in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Surwood registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Jefferson County, reaching Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Surwoods registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Surwood registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Surwoods registered

Texas counties where the Surwoods registered
CountyFreedmen%
Jefferson County1100%

When the Surwoods reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Surwoods
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Surwood in the register

The Surwoods in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Harry SurwoodJefferson County1850

Surwood genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Surwood in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Jefferson County holds 1 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Surwood?

Jefferson County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Surwood appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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