Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isom Durst, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Isom Durst registered to vote in Leon County on August 12, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Leon County
Texas
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
22 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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In Leon County

Isom Durst

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isom Durst
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Leon County
22 years
Years in the precinct
22 years
Signature, as written
"Isaac Durst"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Durst in Leon County

Dursts elsewhere in Texas

All 3 freedmen named Durst 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 9 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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