Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Reed, Leon County, Texas, 1867
William Reed registered to vote in Leon County on August 6, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Leon County
William Reed
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Reed
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Leon County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Signature, as written
- "Albert x Evans"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Reed in Leon County
- Alexander Reedborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1850
- Caesar Reedborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
- Clem Reedborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1853
- John Reedborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1857
- Peter Reedborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1853
Reeds elsewhere 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 2 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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