Newhouse · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Newhouse in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Newhouse registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Newhouses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Newhouse registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Newhouses registered

Texas counties where the Newhouses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Newhouses were born

Birthplaces the Newhouses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Newhouses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Newhouses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Newhouse in the register

The Newhouses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dick NewhouseHarrison CountyTennessee1846

Newhouse genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Newhouse in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 1 of the 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Newhouses in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Newhouse?

Harrison County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Newhouse appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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