Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Williams, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Isaac Williams registered to vote in Newton County on September 26, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 15 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Newton County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1846
Reached Texas
6 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Newton County

Isaac Williams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Williams
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
3
Registered
September 26, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Newton County
15 years
Years in the precinct
5 years
Years in Texas before Newton County
6 years
Signature, as written
"Jesse his x Williams"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

6 years

Isaac Williams reported 6 years more in Texas than in Newton County.

Williamses elsewhere in Texas

All 560 freedmen named Williams in Texas

Variations of Williams

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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