Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joseph Young, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Joseph Young registered to vote in Newton County on September 2, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Newton County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Newton County

Joseph Young

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joseph Young
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
4
Registered
September 2, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Newton County
13 years
Years in the precinct
13 years
Signature, as written
"Joseph, his x mk, Young"
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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