Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Washington, Newton County, Texas, 1867
George Washington registered to vote in Newton County on September 28, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 15 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.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
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In Newton County
George Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Washington
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Newton County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- September 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Newton County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "George his x Washington"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Other freedmen named Washington in Newton County
- George Washingtonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1859
Washingtons 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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