Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Parker, Leon County, Texas, 1869

Richard Parker registered to vote in Leon County on November 16, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace. 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Leon County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Parker
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 16, 1869
Years in the precinct
4 years
Naturalized, where
"Richard Parker"
Signature, as written
"Cold"
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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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 28 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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