Lamar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Niton Dixon, Lamar County, Texas, 1869

Niton Dixon registered to vote in Lamar County on July 4, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Lamar County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Lamar County registered 772 freedmen in 1867, 30% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Lamar County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

186018621864186618681870
In Lamar County

Niton Dixon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Niton Dixon
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Lamar County
Precinct
11
Registered
July 4, 1869
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Lamar County
8 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Signature, as written
"Newton Dixon"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Lamar County highlighted
Lamar 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. It sits on page 1 of the Lamar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

African American genealogy in Lamar County, Texas

Lamar County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Lamar CountyThe Dixon name in TexasBorn in LouisianaSearch Lamar County by name