Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Harry Mattison, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Harry Mattison registered to vote in Leon County on August 28, 1867. He reported South Carolina 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Leon County, Texas
South Carolina
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

Harry Mattison

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Harry Mattison
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 28, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Leon County
16 years
Years in the precinct
16 years
Signature, as written
"Harry Weatherford"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Mattison in Leon County

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 27 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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