Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joe Leonard, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Joe Leonard registered to vote in Fayette County on September 29, 1867. He reported North Carolina 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Fayette County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Joe Leonard

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joe Leonard
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
September 29, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Fayette County
1 year
Years in the precinct
9 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette 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 56 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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