Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
March Mattox, Newton County, Texas, 1867
March Mattox registered to vote in Newton County on September 10, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Newton County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Newton County registered 162 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
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In Newton County
March Mattox
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- March Mattox
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Newton County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- September 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Newton County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 months
- Signature, as written
- "Mark his x mark Matter"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Mattoxes 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 4 of the Newton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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