Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Tony Emanuel, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Tony Emanuel registered to vote in Leon County on August 24, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
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In Leon County
Tony Emanuel
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Tony Emanuel
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Leon County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 18 years
- Signature, as written
- "Perry x Emmanual"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Emanuel in Leon County
- Antonio Emanuelborn in Florida, reached Texas about 1849
- Valentine Emanuelborn in Florida, reached Texas about 1850
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 21 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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