Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sam Andrew, Leon County, Texas, 1869

Sam Andrew registered to vote in Leon County on November 25, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas. 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Leon County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
about 1853
Reached Texas
15 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Leon County

Sam Andrew

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sam Andrew
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Leon County
12 months
Years in the precinct
12 months
Years in Texas before Leon County
15 years
Signature, as written
"Sam X Adair"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

15 years

Sam Andrew reported 15 years more in Texas than in Leon County.

Variations of Andrew

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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