Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Caesar Leonard, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Caesar Leonard registered to vote in Leon County on August 12, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 2 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Leon County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas
16 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Leon County

Caesar Leonard

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Caesar Leonard
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Leon County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Leon County
16 years
Signature, as written
"Warren x Herrick"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

16 years

Caesar Leonard reported 16 years more in Texas than in Leon 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 8 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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