Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Govenor Severe, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Govenor Severe registered to vote in Leon County on August 13, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Leon County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
18 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Leon County

Govenor Severe

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Govenor Severe
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Leon County
18 years
Years in the precinct
8 months
Signature, as written
"Isaac x Moore"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

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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