Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Lewis, Newton County, Texas, 1867
John Lewis registered to vote in Newton County on September 16, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Newton County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Newton County registered 162 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Newton County
John Lewis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Lewis
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- County of registration
- Newton County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- September 16, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Newton County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Signature, as written
- "John his x Harris"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Other freedmen named Lewis in Newton County
- Alexander Lewisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1857
- Elbert Lewisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1860
- Henry Lewisborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1857
- Simon Lewisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1867
- Simon Lewisborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1859
Lewises 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 6 of the Newton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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