Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Edward Evans, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Edward Evans registered to vote in Leon County on August 7, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 17 years
- In Texas
- 17 years
- In the county
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
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In Leon County
Edward Evans
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Edward Evans
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Leon County
- 17 years
- Years in the precinct
- 17 years
- Signature, as written
- "Edward Evans"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Evans in Leon County
- Berry Evansborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1854
- Frank Evansborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1840
- Frank Evansborn in Mississippi
- James Evansborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1839
- Jerry Evansborn in Florida, reached Texas about 1849
Evanses 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 4 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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