Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas McMaland, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Thomas McMaland registered to vote in Newton County on September 10, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 1 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Newton County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas
19 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Newton County

Thomas McMaland

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas McMaland
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
2
Registered
September 10, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Newton County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Newton County
19 years
Signature, as written
"Thomas his x Mc Leland"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

19 years

Thomas McMaland reported 19 years more in Texas than in Newton County.

Other freedmen named McMaland 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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