Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sidney McCurdy, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Sidney McCurdy registered to vote in Leon County on August 19, 1867. He reported Kentucky 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Leon County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
about 1863
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Leon County

Sidney McCurdy

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sidney McCurdy
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Leon County
18 months
Years in the precinct
18 months
Years in Texas before Leon County
3 years
Naturalized, where
"Sidney McCardy"
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

Sidney McCurdy reported 3 years more in Texas than in Leon County.

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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