Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jackson Turner, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Jackson Turner registered to vote in Leon County on August 6, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas. 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
15 years
In Texas
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

Jackson Turner

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jackson Turner
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Leon County
3 months
Years in the precinct
3 months
Years in Texas before Leon County
14 years
Signature, as written
"Thomas x Seal"
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

Jackson Turner reported 14 years more in Texas than in Leon County.

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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