Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Rodman Fraly, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Rodman Fraly registered to vote in Leon County on August 20, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Leon County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Leon County

Rodman Fraly

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Rodman Fraly
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Leon County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Signature, as written
"Andrew x Fordy"
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 17 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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