Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Newsom, Wood County, Texas, 1867
William Newsom registered to vote in Wood County on August 24, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
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In Wood County
William Newsom
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Newsom
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Wood County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Wood County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 years
- Signature, as written
- "William Newsom"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Newsoms elsewhere 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. It sits on page 21 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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