Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Gardner Daniel, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Gardner Daniel registered to vote in Leon County on August 17, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 15 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Leon County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Leon County

Gardner Daniel

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Gardner Daniel
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 17, 1867
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Leon County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Years in Texas before Leon County
2 years
Naturalized, where
"Jordan David"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

Gardner Daniel reported 2 years more in Texas than in Leon County.

Variations of Daniel

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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