Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Silman, Leon County, Texas, 1867
George Silman registered to vote in Leon County on August 26, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 13 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
George Silman
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Silman
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Leon County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "George x Sloan"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearGeorge Silman reported 1 year more in Texas than in Leon County.
Silmans 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 21 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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