Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Nealy, Leon County, Texas, 1867
William Nealy registered to vote in Leon County on August 13, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 21 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 30 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
- 9 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1837 to 1870
William Nealy
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Nealy
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 30 years
- Years in Leon County
- 21 years
- Years in the precinct
- 22 years
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 9 years
- Signature, as written
- "Wm Neely"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
9 yearsWilliam Nealy reported 9 years more in Texas than in Leon County.
Nealys elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Nealy
- Neal 19
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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