Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Albert Carr, Leon County, Texas, 1869

Albert Carr registered to vote in Leon County on November 18, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Leon County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Leon County

Albert Carr

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Albert Carr
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 18, 1869
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Leon County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Signature, as written
"Allen x his mark Kern"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Carr in Leon County

  • Harry Carrborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
  • Henry Carrborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1863
  • Primus Carrborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
  • William Carrborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1854

Carrs elsewhere in Texas

All 27 freedmen named Carr 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 30 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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