Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Aaron Vann, Leon County, Texas, 1869

Aaron Vann registered to vote in Leon County on November 25, 1869. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 2 years 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Leon County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Leon County

Aaron Vann

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Aaron Vann
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Leon County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Leon County
1 year
Signature, as written
"Aaron his X mark Read"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

Aaron Vann reported 1 year more in Texas than in Leon County.

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 37 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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