Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Carr, Leon County, Texas, 1867
William Carr registered to vote in Leon County on August 10, 1867. He reported Missouri 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.
- Missouri
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
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In Leon County
William Carr
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Carr
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- August 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Leon County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 months
- Signature, as written
- "W. M. Carr"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Carr in Leon County
- Albert Carrborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
- Harry Carrborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
- Henry Carrborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1863
- Primus Carrborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
Carrs 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 6 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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