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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Leon County
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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Childers in Leon County

Childerses elsewhere in Texas

All 11 freedmen named Childers 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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