Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry McQueen, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Henry McQueen registered to vote in Newton County on September 9, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Newton County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
21 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Newton County

Henry McQueen

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry McQueen
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
2
Registered
September 9, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Newton County
21 years
Years in the precinct
21 years
Signature, as written
"Henry his x mark Mc Queen"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named McQueen in Newton County

McQueens elsewhere in Texas

All 10 freedmen named McQueen 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 4 of the Newton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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