Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Shedrick Inge, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Shedrick Inge registered to vote in Leon County on August 16, 1867. He reported Mississippi 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Leon County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
12 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Leon County

Shedrick Inge

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Shedrick Inge
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 16, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Leon County
12 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Naturalized, where
"Sterling Page"
Signature, as written
"Shedrick Page"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Inge in Leon County

Inges elsewhere in Texas

All 5 freedmen named Inge 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 14 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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