Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David Bryant, Newton County, Texas, 1869

David Bryant registered to vote in Newton County on November 25, 1869. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 4 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
13 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas
9 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Newton County

David Bryant

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
David Bryant
Place of birth
Florida
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Newton County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Years in Texas before Newton County
9 years
Naturalized, how
"Texas"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

9 years

David Bryant reported 9 years more in Texas than in Newton County.

Variations of Bryant

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 9 of the Newton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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