Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David Woodson, Leon County, Texas, 1867

David Woodson registered to vote in Leon County on August 10, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Leon County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Leon County

David Woodson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
David Woodson
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 10, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Leon County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Signature, as written
"David Woodson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Woodson

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 Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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