Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Samul Adam, Leon County, Texas, 1869

Samul Adam registered to vote in Leon County on November 24, 1869. He reported District of Columbia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 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 District of Columbia and Texas marked
Born in District of Columbia, registered in Leon County, Texas
District of Columbia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Leon County

Samul Adam

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Samul Adam
Place of birth
District of Columbia
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 24, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Leon County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Samuel his X mark Adams"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Adam

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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