Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Rily, Leon County, Texas, 1869
William Rily registered to vote in Leon County on November 22, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 2 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 19 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
- 17 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
William Rily
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Rily
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- November 22, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 19 years
- Years in Leon County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 17 years
- Signature, as written
- "William Riley"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
17 yearsWilliam Rily reported 17 years more in Texas than in Leon County.
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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