Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William H. Hall, Leon County, Texas, 1867

William H. Hall registered to vote in Leon County on August 17, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Leon County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Leon County

William H. Hall

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William H. Hall
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 17, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Leon County
20 years
Years in the precinct
8 years
Naturalized, where
"Wm. H. Hall"
Signature, as written
"Wm. W. Toall"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

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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