Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Tubb, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Tubb registered to vote in Leon County on August 13, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Leon County

Thomas Tubb

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Tubb
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Leon County
10 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Signature, as written
"Isaac Pratt"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Tubb in Leon County

  • Allen Tubbborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1864
  • Jack Tubbborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1864
  • Joseph Tubbborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1863
  • Joshua Tubbborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1851
  • Matt Tubbborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1864

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

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