Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Eddings, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Eddings registered to vote in Leon County on August 5, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 19 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Leon County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
19 years
In Texas
19 years
In the county
about 1848
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1848 to 1870

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In Leon County

Thomas Eddings

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Eddings
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
19 years
Years in Leon County
19 years
Years in the precinct
11 years
Signature, as written
"Jim x Warren"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Eddings in Leon County

Eddingses elsewhere in Texas

All 3 freedmen named Eddings 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 1 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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