Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nepthan Phillips, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Nepthan Phillips registered to vote in Leon County on August 23, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Leon County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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In Leon County

Nepthan Phillips

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Nepthan Phillips
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 23, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Leon County
16 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Signature, as written
"Walter Phillips"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

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Variations of Phillips

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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