Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edmon Weekis, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Edmon Weekis registered to vote in Newton County. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Newton County. Newton County registered 162 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.

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

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Edmon Weekis
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
2
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Newton County
21 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

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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