Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Georg Higins, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Georg Higins registered to vote in Newton County on September 11, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Newton County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Newton County

Georg Higins

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Georg Higins
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
2
Registered
September 11, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Newton County
3 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Signature, as written
"George his x Rogers"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Higins

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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