Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Washington, Leon County, Texas, 1867
George Washington registered to vote in Leon County on August 13, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 3 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
- 23 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- 20 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1844 to 1870
George Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Washington
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 23 years
- Years in Leon County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 20 years
- Signature, as written
- "George Washington"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
20 yearsGeorge Washington reported 20 years more in Texas than in Leon County.
Other freedmen named Washington in Leon County
- Aleck Washingtonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
- Asgill Washingtonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1863
- Caleb Washingtonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
- George Washingtonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1852
- George Washingtonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1848
Washingtons elsewhere 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 10 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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