Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Bolden Green, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Bolden Green registered to vote in Newton County on September 26, 1867. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 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 Florida and Texas marked
Born in Florida, registered in Newton County, Texas
Florida
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Newton County

Bolden Green

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Bolden Green
Place of birth
Florida
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
3
Registered
September 26, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Newton County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Signature, as written
"Arthur his x Gourd"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Green

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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