Liberty County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ned Winters, Liberty County, Texas, 1869

Ned Winters registered to vote in Liberty County on November 25, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 8 of them in Liberty County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Liberty County registered 335 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Liberty County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Liberty County

Ned Winters

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ned Winters
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Liberty County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Liberty County
8 years
Years in Texas before Liberty County
1 year
Signature, as written
"Adam H. M. Morton"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Liberty County highlighted
Liberty County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Ned Winters reported 1 year more in Texas than in Liberty County.

Variations of Winters

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 19 of the Liberty County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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