Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Hanna, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Richard Hanna registered to vote in Leon County on August 19, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Leon County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Leon County

Richard Hanna

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Hanna
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Leon County
11 years
Years in the precinct
8 months
Signature, as written
"Richard x Lawson"
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 16 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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