Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Reed, Leon County, Texas, 1869
John Reed registered to vote in Leon County on November 25, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 10 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
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 10 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
John Reed
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Reed
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- November 25, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Leon County
- 10 years
- Years in the precinct
- 10 years
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "John his X mark Read"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsJohn Reed reported 2 years more in Texas than in Leon County.
Other freedmen named Reed in Leon County
- Alexander Reedborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1850
- Caesar Reedborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
- Clem Reedborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1853
- Peter Reedborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1853
- Ruben Reedborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
Reeds 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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