Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Washington, Leon County, Texas, 1869
George Washington registered to vote in Leon County on November 24, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 2 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
- 2 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1867
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Leon County
George Washington
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Washington
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 24, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 2 years
- Years in Leon County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "George his X mark Washington"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Washington in Leon County
- Aleck Washingtonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
- Asgill Washingtonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1863
- Caleb Washingtonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
- George Washingtonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1844
- George Washingtonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1852
Washingtons 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 36 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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