Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Scott, Newton County, Texas, 1867
Charles Scott registered to vote in Newton County on September 13, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 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.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Charles Scott
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Scott
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Newton County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- September 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Newton County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Newton County
- 10 years
- Signature, as written
- "Charles his x Scott"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsCharles Scott reported 10 years more in Texas than in Newton County.
Scotts elsewhere in Texas
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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