Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Biley, Newton County, Texas, 1867
John Biley registered to vote in Newton County on September 10, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 30 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.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 30 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
- about 1837
- Reached Texas
- 9 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1837 to 1870
John Biley
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Biley
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Newton County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- September 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 30 years
- Years in Newton County
- 21 years
- Years in the precinct
- 21 years
- Years in Texas before Newton County
- 9 years
- Signature, as written
- "John his x mark Clay"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
9 yearsJohn Biley reported 9 years more in Texas than in Newton County.
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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