Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Peter Powell, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Peter Powell registered to vote in Newton County on September 10, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 24 years in Texas, 2 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Newton County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
24 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1843
Reached Texas
22 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1843 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Newton County

Peter Powell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Peter Powell
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
2
Registered
September 10, 1867
Years in Texas
24 years
Years in Newton County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Newton County
22 years
Signature, as written
"Peter his x mark Powell"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

22 years

Peter Powell reported 22 years more in Texas than in Newton County.

Powells elsewhere in Texas

All 50 freedmen named Powell in Texas

Variations of Powell

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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