Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Blaton, Leon County, Texas, 1869
William Blaton registered to vote in Leon County on November 20, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 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
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 22 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
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In Leon County
William Blaton
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Blaton
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Leon County
- 22 years
- Years in the precinct
- 22 years
- Signature, as written
- "William mark X Staton"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 31 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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