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.
- 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
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"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsJohn Isaac reported 2 years more in Texas than in Newton County.
Other freedmen named Isaac in Newton County
- Nathaniel Isaacborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1858
- Simon Isaacborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1854
- Willis Isaacborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1854
Isaacs elsewhere 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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