Newton County · 1867 voter registration · page 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen McBride | Texas | 1866 | |
| Frank McCaine | North Carolina | 1854 | 13 |
| Samuel McCaine | Mississippi | 1859 | 10 |
| Frank McDaniel | Mississippi | 1858 | 9 |
| Green McDuffet | Mississippi | 1864 | 5 |
| Gabriel McMahan | Alabama | 1853 | 14 |
| Silas McMahan | Louisiana | 1836 | 33 |
| Henry McMahand | Louisiana | 1835 | 32 |
| Benjamin McMaland | Texas | 1843 | 24 |
| Thomas McMaland | Virginia | 1847 | 1 |
| Alford McQueen | South Carolina | 1847 | 20 |
| Henry McQueen | Louisiana | 1846 | 21 |
| Wesley McQueen | Mississippi | 1867 | |
| Robert McWilliams | Alabama | 1855 | 12 |
| Solomon McWilliams | Alabama | 1855 | 12 |
| Charles Moore | Maryland | 1859 | 8 |
| Henry Myers | Virginia | 1860 | 6 |
| Joseph Odam | Texas | 1845 | 22 |
| Willis Peacock | Ohio | 20 | |
| Peter Powell | Mississippi | 1843 | 2 |
| Alford Price | Texas | 1832 | 15 |
| Wesley Purkins | Mississippi | 1847 | 15 |
| Benjamin Ramsey | Georgia | 15 | |
| David Ridgway | Virginia | 1852 | 15 |
| Cornelas Roan | Mississippi | 1855 | 4 |
| Henry Roan | Mississippi | 1855 | 4 |
| Nelson Roberson | North Carolina | 1864 | 3 |
| James Rogers | Louisiana | 1850 | |
| David Rone | Mississippi | 1860 | 7 |
| Felix Samuel | Mississippi | 1857 | 4 |
| Jacob Samuel | Mississippi | 1854 | 13 |
| Levi Samuel | Mississippi | 1861 | 4 |
| Ruben Samuel | Mississippi | 1857 | 10 |
| Seaborn Samuel | Mississippi | 1852 | 13 |
| Jerry Scarbrough | South Carolina | 1861 | 8 |
| Charles Scott | Alabama | 1855 | 2 |
| James Shankle | Kentucky | 1841 | 16 |
| Philip Shearer | Virginia | 1858 | 9 |
| Levi Silas | Mississippi | 1852 | 15 |
| Grifin Simons | Mississippi | 1851 | 16 |
| John Simons | Mississippi | 1850 | 17 |
| Moses Simons | Mississippi | 1847 | 20 |
| Tilman Simons | Alabama | 1851 | 16 |
| Winfield Simons | Mississippi | 1851 | 16 |
| Denise Smart | Georgia | 1851 | 15 |
| Hamilton Smith | Louisiana | 1860 | 9 |
| Simon Spikes | Mississippi | 1865 | 2 |
| Lewis Steel | Louisiana | 1866 | 1 |
| Benjamin Stephenson | Tennessee | 1834 | 33 |
| Demsey Stepney | Mississippi | 1854 | 13 |
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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