Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Watson, Leon County, Texas, 1867
John Watson registered to vote in Leon County on August 30, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Leon County
John Watson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Watson
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- August 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Leon County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Signature, as written
- "John x Watson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Watson in Leon County
- Alexander Watsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1837
- Morgan Watsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- Samuel Watsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
- Washington Watsonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1849
Watsons 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 24 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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