Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David Spencer, Leon County, Texas, 1867

David Spencer registered to vote in Leon County on August 19, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Leon County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Leon County

David Spencer

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
David Spencer
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Leon County
7 years
Years in the precinct
8 months
Naturalized, where
"David Spencer"
Signature, as written
"David x Spencer"
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 15 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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