Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Westbrooks, Leon County, Texas, 1869
George Westbrooks registered to vote in Leon County on August 7, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
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In Leon County
George Westbrooks
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Westbrooks
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 7, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Leon County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "George Westbrook"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Westbrookses 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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