Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edmond Phillips, Leon County, Texas, 1869

Edmond Phillips registered to vote in Leon County on November 25, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Leon County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Leon County

Edmond Phillips

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Edmond Phillips
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Leon County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Signature, as written
"Edmon his X mark Phillips"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

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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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