Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Moore, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Charles Moore registered to vote in Newton County on September 2, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Newton County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Newton County

Charles Moore

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Moore
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
4
Registered
September 2, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Newton County
8 years
Years in the precinct
8 years
Signature, as written
"Charles, his x mk, Moore"
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 2 of the Newton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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