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.
- 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
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"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsRobert Steward reported 14 years more in Texas than in Leon County.
Other freedmen named Steward in Leon County
- Nelson Stewardborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1863
- Young Stewardborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1857
Stewards elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Steward
- Stewart 59
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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