Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Steward, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Robert Steward registered to vote in Leon County on August 5, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 1 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Leon County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Leon County

Robert Steward

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Steward
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Leon County
1 year
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Leon County
14 years
Signature, as written
"Robert x Steward"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

14 years

Robert Steward reported 14 years more in Texas than in Leon County.

Other freedmen named Steward in Leon County

Stewards elsewhere in Texas

All 33 freedmen named Steward in Texas

Variations of Steward

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 2 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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