Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Bell, Leon County, Texas, 1869
William Bell registered to vote in Leon County on November 24, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
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In Leon County
William Bell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Bell
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- November 24, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Leon County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Signature, as written
- "William his X mark Gill"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Bells 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 35 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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