Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jefferson Hopkins, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Jefferson Hopkins registered to vote in Leon County on August 13, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 20 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Leon County
Texas
Birthplace
30 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
10 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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In Leon County

Jefferson Hopkins

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jefferson Hopkins
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
30 years
Years in Leon County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Years in Texas before Leon County
10 years
Signature, as written
"Jefferson x Watkins"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

10 years

Jefferson Hopkins reported 10 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 11 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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