Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Danson, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Robert Danson registered to vote in Leon County on August 7, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 35 years in Texas, 35 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Leon County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
35 years
In Texas
35 years
In the county
about 1832
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1832 to 1870

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In Leon County

Robert Danson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Danson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 7, 1867
Years in Texas
35 years
Years in Leon County
35 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Signature, as written
"Robert Benson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

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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