Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Patrick Wilson, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Patrick Wilson registered to vote in Leon County on August 13, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Leon County
Patrick Wilson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Patrick Wilson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Leon County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "Patrick Wilson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Wilson in Leon County
- Antony Wilsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1847
- Henry Wilsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1854
Wilsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Wilson
- Willson 12
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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