Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Curtis, Leon County, Texas, 1867
James Curtis registered to vote in Leon County on August 15, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 28 years in Texas, 7 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Maryland
- Birthplace
- 28 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1839
- Reached Texas
- 21 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1839 to 1870
James Curtis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Curtis
- Place of birth
- Maryland
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 28 years
- Years in Leon County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 21 years
- Signature, as written
- "James Curtis"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
21 yearsJames Curtis reported 21 years more in Texas than in Leon County.
Curtises elsewhere 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 13 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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