Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Casson, Leon County, Texas, 1867
John Casson registered to vote in Leon County on August 6, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Leon County
John Casson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Casson
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Leon County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Signature, as written
- "John x Leonard"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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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