Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Rose, Leon County, Texas, 1867
John Rose registered to vote in Leon County on August 6, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas, 20 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 26 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1841 to 1870
John Rose
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Rose
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 26 years
- Years in Leon County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 15 years
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "John Rose"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsJohn Rose reported 6 years more in Texas than in Leon County.
Roses 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 3 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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