Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Foster, Leon County, Texas, 1869
John Foster registered to vote in Leon County on November 25, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 25 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 25 years
- In Texas
- 25 years
- In the county
- about 1844
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1844 to 1870
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In Leon County
John Foster
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Foster
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 25, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 25 years
- Years in Leon County
- 25 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "John his X mark Foster"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Fosters 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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