Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Samuel Black, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Samuel Black registered to vote in Leon County on August 13, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 1 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Leon County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Leon County

Samuel Black

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Samuel Black
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Leon County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Leon County
2 years
Signature, as written
"Samuel Black"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

Samuel Black reported 2 years more in Texas than in Leon County.

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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