Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edward Caine, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Edward Caine registered to vote in Newton County on August 27, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 1 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Newton County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas
12 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Newton County

Edward Caine

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Edward Caine
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 27, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Newton County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Newton County
12 years
Signature, as written
"Edward, his x mark, Baine"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

12 years

Edward Caine reported 12 years more in Texas than in Newton County.

Variations of Caine

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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