Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Jones, Leon County, Texas, 1869
John Jones registered to vote in Leon County on November 22, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 4 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
- 7 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
John Jones
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Jones
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- November 22, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Leon County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 7 years
- Signature, as written
- "John Spears"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
7 yearsJohn Jones reported 7 years more in Texas than in Leon County.
Other freedmen named Jones in Leon County
- Aaron Jonesborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1850
- Alfred Jonesborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
- Allen Jonesborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1859
- Amos Jonesborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1860
- Gabriel Jonesborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
Joneses 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 33 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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