Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Martin Calaway, Leon County, Texas, 1869

Martin Calaway registered to vote in Leon County on November 25, 1869. He reported Louisiana 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Leon County, Texas
Louisiana
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

Martin Calaway

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Martin Calaway
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Leon County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Martin his X mark Coloney"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

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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