Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Haley, Leon County, Texas, 1867
James Haley registered to vote in Leon County on August 19, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 29 years in Texas, 23 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 29 years
- In Texas
- 23 years
- In the county
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1838 to 1870
James Haley
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Haley
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 29 years
- Years in Leon County
- 23 years
- Years in the precinct
- 23 years
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "James x Le Day"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsJames Haley reported 6 years more in Texas than in Leon County.
Other freedmen named Haley in Leon County
- Joseph H. Haleyborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1860
Haleys elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Haley
- Hale 8
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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