Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Jackson, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Isaac Jackson registered to vote in Newton County on August 21, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 30 of them in Newton County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Newton County registered 162 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Newton County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
30 years
In Texas
30 years
In the county
about 1837
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1837 to 1870

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In Newton County

Isaac Jackson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Jackson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
30 years
Years in Newton County
30 years
Years in the precinct
21 years
Signature, as written
"Isaac, his x mark, Jackson"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

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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