Newton County · 1867 voter registration · page 2 of 4
Freedmen who registered in Newton County, Texas
176 freedmen registered to vote in Newton County, Texas, between 1867 and 1870. Open a name to read his entry and the original handwritten register page.
| Name | Birthplace | Reached Texas | Years in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Ford | Mississippi | 1842 | 25 |
| S.F. Ford | Texas | 1844 | 23 |
| William Ford | Mississippi | 1844 | 23 |
| Jessey Forward | Alabama | 1850 | 9 |
| Benjamin Fowler | Mississippi | 10 | |
| Toney Gasaway | South Carolina | 1847 | 20 |
| Barrey Glenn | Georgia | 1857 | 10 |
| William Godson | South Carolina | 1847 | 20 |
| Bolden Green | Florida | 1860 | 7 |
| David Hamilton | South Carolina | 1847 | 2 |
| Emanuel Hardin | Alabama | 1855 | 6 |
| John Henry | Alabama | 1862 | 5 |
| Georg Higins | Mississippi | 1864 | 3 |
| Jerrey Hines | Mississippi | 1847 | 7 |
| Lewis Hines | Mississippi | 1852 | 9 |
| Lewis Holems | Mississippi | 1847 | 20 |
| Asa Houston | Tennessee | 1862 | 5 |
| James Hubard | Mississippi | 1854 | 13 |
| Richard Hubbard | Mississippi | 1854 | 13 |
| Alexander Humphry | Georgia | 1851 | 16 |
| Lewis Irvine | Texas | 1846 | 17 |
| John Isaac | Mississippi | 1852 | 13 |
| Nathaniel Isaac | Mississippi | 1858 | 9 |
| Simon Isaac | Mississippi | 1854 | 13 |
| Willis Isaac | Mississippi | 1854 | 13 |
| Isaac Jackson | Virginia | 1837 | 30 |
| July Jackson | Mississippi | 1854 | 13 |
| Arnold Jemson | North Carolina | 1846 | 21 |
| Carnelous Johnson | South Carolina | 1847 | 20 |
| Green Johnson | Florida | 1847 | 20 |
| Nead Johnson | Texas | 1847 | 5 |
| Parish Johnson | South Carolina | 1845 | 22 |
| David Jones | Georgia | 1859 | 8 |
| Jacob June | Mississippi | 1858 | 9 |
| William Kineyborn | Georgia | 1858 | 9 |
| Samuel Langston | Kentucky | 1846 | 21 |
| Stephen Langston | Mississippi | 1847 | 20 |
| Alford Lee | Louisiana | 1844 | 23 |
| Elisha Lee | Louisiana | 1844 | 23 |
| William Lee | Mississippi | 1852 | |
| Alexander Lewis | Mississippi | 1857 | 10 |
| Elbert Lewis | Mississippi | 1860 | 4 |
| Henry Lewis | Louisiana | 1857 | 10 |
| John Lewis | Louisiana | 1858 | 9 |
| Simon Lewis | Mississippi | 1867 | |
| Simon Lewis | Mississippi | 1859 | 8 |
| William Lewis | Louisiana | 1857 | 10 |
| Nelson Liver | Mississippi | 1854 | 13 |
| Elyas Matox | Florida | 1842 | 25 |
| March Mattox | Georgia | 1849 | 18 |
Sources
These names come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Newton County's entries were written out by hand, so registrars spelled each name as they heard it. About Enslaved Texas.
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