Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lemuel Kelly, Leon County, Texas, 1869

Lemuel Kelly registered to vote in Leon County on November 20, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 19 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Leon County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
19 years
In Texas
19 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Leon County

Lemuel Kelly

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lemuel Kelly
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
5
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
19 years
Years in Leon County
19 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Signature, as written
"Samuel Kelly"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

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 32 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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