Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Andy Childers, Leon County, Texas, 1869
Andy Childers registered to vote in Leon County on November 19, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
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In Leon County
Andy Childers
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Andy Childers
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- November 19, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Leon County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 20 years
- Signature, as written
- "Andy x his mark Clithero"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Childers in Leon County
- Edmond Childersborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1846
- Henry Childersborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1848
- James Childersborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1842
Childerses 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 30 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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