Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Levi Terry, Houston County, Texas, 1867

Levi Terry registered to vote in Houston County on July 26, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Houston County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
about 1860
Reached Texas
6 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Houston County

Levi Terry

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Levi Terry
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Houston County
Precinct
10
Registered
July 26, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Houston County
6 months
Years in Texas before Houston County
6 years
Signature, as written
"Levi his X mark Perry."
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Houston County highlighted
Houston County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

6 years

Levi Terry reported 6 years more in Texas than in Houston 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 6 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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