Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Edwards, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Charles Edwards registered to vote in Leon County on August 15, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 3 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Charles Edwards
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Edwards
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Leon County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "Charles Edwards"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearCharles Edwards reported 1 year more in Texas than in Leon County.
Edwardses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Edwards
- Edward 5
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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