Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Whatley, Leon County, Texas, 1869
John Whatley registered to vote in Leon County on November 18, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
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In Leon County
John Whatley
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Whatley
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- November 18, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Leon County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 15 years
- Signature, as written
- "John his X mark Whitley"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Whatley in Leon County
- Abraham Whatleyborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1854
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 29 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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