Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Stephen Middleton, Leon County, Texas, 1869

Stephen Middleton registered to vote in Leon County on November 26, 1869. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 20 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Leon County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
30 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1839
Reached Texas
10 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1839 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Leon County

Stephen Middleton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Stephen Middleton
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
5
Registered
November 26, 1869
Years in Texas
30 years
Years in Leon County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Years in Texas before Leon County
10 years
Signature, as written
"Stephen Middleton"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

10 years

Stephen Middleton reported 10 years 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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