Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Craig, Leon County, Texas, 1867

John Craig registered to vote in Leon County on August 22, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Leon County. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Leon County
Texas
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Leon County

John Craig

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Craig
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Leon County
10 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Clem x Carrington"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Craig in Leon County

  • Ben Craigborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1857
  • Frank Craigborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1860
  • Green Craigborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1857
  • Henry Craigborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1857
  • Henry Craigborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860

Craigs elsewhere in Texas

All 13 freedmen named Craig in Texas

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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