Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Primas Fancher, Newton County, Texas, 1867
Primas Fancher registered to vote in Newton County on September 10, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Newton County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Newton County registered 162 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Newton County
Primas Fancher
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Primas Fancher
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Newton County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- September 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Newton County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Thomas his x mark Fender"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
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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