Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Hannah, Leon County, Texas, 1867
John Hannah registered to vote in Leon County on August 13, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
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In Leon County
John Hannah
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Hannah
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Leon County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 years
- Signature, as written
- "John Howard"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Hannahs 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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