Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Lee, Fayette County, Texas, 1869

Charles Lee registered to vote in Fayette County on November 26, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 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
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Charles Lee

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Lee
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
November 26, 1869
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Fayette County
17 years
Years in the precinct
17 years
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
  • Elias Leeborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860
  • Henry Leeborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1866
  • 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 70 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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