Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Marion White, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Marion White registered to vote in Newton County on August 27, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 12 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Newton County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Newton County

Marion White

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Marion White
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 27, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Newton County
12 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Years in Texas before Newton County
2 years
Signature, as written
"Harrison, his x mark, White"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

Marion White reported 2 years more in Texas than in Newton County.

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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