Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lewis Steel, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Lewis Steel registered to vote in Newton County on September 13, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 1 year 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Newton County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Newton County

Lewis Steel

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lewis Steel
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
3
Registered
September 13, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Newton County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Lewis his x Steel"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Steel

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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