Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Aderson Cooper, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Aderson Cooper registered to vote in Newton County on September 4, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas. 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
6 years
In Texas
about 1861
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Newton County

Aderson Cooper

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Aderson Cooper
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
20
Registered
September 4, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Newton County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Newton County
5 years
Signature, as written
"A. Dean"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

5 years

Aderson Cooper reported 5 years more in Texas than in Newton County.

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 3 of the Newton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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