Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Crockett, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Richard Crockett registered to vote in Leon County on August 13, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Leon County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
23 years
In the county
about 1844
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

1844186018621864186618681870
In Leon County

Richard Crockett

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Crockett
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Leon County
23 years
Years in the precinct
23 years
Signature, as written
"Andrew Lambert"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Crockett

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.

African American genealogy in Leon County, Texas

Leon County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Leon CountyThe Crockett name in TexasBorn in North CarolinaSearch Leon County by name