Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Wiggens, Leon County, Texas, 1867
George Wiggens registered to vote in Leon County on August 20, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 6 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1845
- Reached Texas
- 16 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
George Wiggens
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Wiggens
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Leon County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 16 years
- Signature, as written
- "George x Nigger"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
16 yearsGeorge Wiggens reported 16 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 17 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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