Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George McKinsey, Leon County, Texas, 1867
George McKinsey registered to vote in Leon County on August 22, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 2 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
- 16 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
George McKinsey
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George McKinsey
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Leon County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 16 years
- Signature, as written
- "George McKinney"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
16 yearsGeorge McKinsey reported 16 years more in Texas than in Leon County.
McKinseys elsewhere 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 19 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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