Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Isaac, Newton County, Texas, 1867

John Isaac registered to vote in Newton County on September 4, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 15 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Newton County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Newton County

John Isaac

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Isaac
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
4
Registered
September 4, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Newton County
13 years
Years in the precinct
13 years
Years in Texas before Newton County
2 years
Signature, as written
"John, his x mk, Ince"
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

John Isaac reported 2 years more in Texas than in Newton County.

Other freedmen named Isaac in Newton County

Isaacs elsewhere in Texas

All 13 freedmen named Isaac in Texas

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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