Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Washington Fisher, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Washington Fisher registered to vote in Leon County on August 12, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Leon County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Leon County

Washington Fisher

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Washington Fisher
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Leon County
5 years
Years in the precinct
5 years
Signature, as written
"Washington x Fisher"
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 8 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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