Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Benjamin Ramsey, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Benjamin Ramsey registered to vote in Newton County. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Newton County. Newton County registered 162 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Newton County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Benjamin Ramsey
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
3
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Newton County
15 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

Ramseys elsewhere in Texas

All 8 freedmen named Ramsey 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. Newton County's entries fill 9 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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