Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Amos S. Wearington, Newton County, Texas, 1867
Amos S. Wearington registered to vote in Newton County on September 10, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 20 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.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- 18 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
Amos S. Wearington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Amos S. Wearington
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Newton County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- September 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Newton County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Newton County
- 18 years
- Signature, as written
- "Amos his x Swearington"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
18 yearsAmos S. Wearington reported 18 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 5 of the Newton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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