Bastrop County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Newton Lawrey, Bastrop County, Texas, 1867

Newton Lawrey registered to vote in Bastrop County on July 5, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored Voter" beside his name. Bastrop County registered 946 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Bastrop County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
about 1852
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Bastrop County

Newton Lawrey

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Newton Lawrey
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Bastrop County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 5, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Bastrop County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Years in Texas before Bastrop County
14 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored Voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bastrop County highlighted
Bastrop County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

14 years

Newton Lawrey reported 14 years more in Texas than in Bastrop County.

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 4 of the Bastrop County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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