Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Stephen McBride, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Stephen McBride registered to vote in Newton County on September 9, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace. 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Newton County
Texas
Birthplace

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Newton County

Stephen McBride

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Stephen McBride
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
2
Registered
September 9, 1867
Years in Texas
8 months
Years in Newton County
8 months
Years in the precinct
8 months
Signature, as written
"Stephen his x mark de Pride"
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 4 of the Newton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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