Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Lee, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Henry Lee registered to vote in Fayette County on July 18, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Fayette County

Henry Lee

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Lee
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
July 18, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Fayette County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Lee in Fayette County

  • Alex Leeborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1858
  • Charles Leeborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1852
  • Elias Leeborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860
  • Morgan Leeborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860

Lees elsewhere in Texas

All 107 freedmen named Lee 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 16 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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