Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Dickerson, Newton County, Texas, 1867
James Dickerson registered to vote in Newton County on September 10, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Newton County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Newton County registered 162 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Newton County
James Dickerson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Dickerson
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Newton County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- September 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Newton County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Signature, as written
- "James his x mark Dickerson"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Other freedmen named Dickerson in Newton County
- Joseph Dickersonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1866
Dickersons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Dickerson
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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