Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ben Hollin, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Ben Hollin registered to vote in Leon County on August 19, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas. 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Leon County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
about 1863
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Leon County

Ben Hollin

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ben Hollin
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Leon County
7 months
Years in the precinct
7 months
Years in Texas before Leon County
3 years
Naturalized, where
"Dan Walker"
Signature, as written
"Ann x McAllen"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Ben Hollin reported 3 years more in Texas than in Leon County.

Other freedmen named Hollin in Leon County

Hollins elsewhere in Texas

All 6 freedmen named Hollin 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 15 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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