Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Lee, Newton County, Texas, 1867
William Lee registered to vote in Newton County on August 21, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Newton County registered 162 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
William Lee
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Lee
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Newton County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Newton County
- 2 months
- Years in the precinct
- 2 months
- Years in Texas before Newton County
- 14 years
- Signature, as written
- "William, his x mark, Gee"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsWilliam Lee reported 14 years more in Texas than in Newton County.
Other freedmen named Lee in Newton County
- Alford Leeborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1844
- Elisha Leeborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1844
Lees elsewhere in Texas
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 1 of the Newton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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