Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Sayls, Leon County, Texas, 1867
William Sayls registered to vote in Leon County on August 19, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Leon County
William Sayls
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Sayls
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Leon County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Signature, as written
- "Wm x Lyles"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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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