Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Mandy Smith, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Mandy Smith registered to vote in Leon County on August 15, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Leon County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Leon County

Mandy Smith

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Mandy Smith
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Leon County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 years
Signature, as written
"Kennedy x Scott"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Smith in Leon County

Smiths elsewhere in Texas

All 459 freedmen named Smith 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 12 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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