Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Benjamin Stephenson, Newton County, Texas, 1867
Benjamin Stephenson registered to vote in Newton County on September 9, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 33 years in Texas, 33 of them in Newton County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Newton County registered 162 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 33 years
- In Texas
- 33 years
- In the county
- about 1834
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1834 to 1870
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In Newton County
Benjamin Stephenson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Benjamin Stephenson
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Newton County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- September 9, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 33 years
- Years in Newton County
- 33 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 months
- Signature, as written
- "Benjamin his x mark Jefferson"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Stephensons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Stephenson
- Stephens 49
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 4 of the Newton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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