Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Valentine Emanuel, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Valentine Emanuel registered to vote in Leon County on August 22, 1867. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Florida
- Birthplace
- 17 years
- In Texas
- 17 years
- In the county
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
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In Leon County
Valentine Emanuel
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Valentine Emanuel
- Place of birth
- Florida
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Leon County
- 17 years
- Years in the precinct
- 17 years
- Signature, as written
- "Nathaniel Ensor"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Emanuel in Leon County
- Antonio Emanuelborn in Florida, reached Texas about 1849
- Tony Emanuelborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
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 19 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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