Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Perry Polk, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Perry Polk registered to vote in Leon County on August 15, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 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
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Leon County

Perry Polk

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Perry Polk
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Leon County
12 years
Years in the precinct
8 months
Signature, as written
"Perry Mills"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Polk in Leon County

Polks elsewhere in Texas

All 34 freedmen named Polk 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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