Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Willis Peacock, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Willis Peacock registered to vote in Newton County. He reported Ohio as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Newton County. Newton County registered 162 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.

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

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Willis Peacock
Place of birth
Ohio
County of registration
Newton County
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Newton County
20 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

Peacocks elsewhere in Texas

All 6 freedmen named Peacock 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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