Cameron County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Leon Louis Hector, Cameron County, Texas, 1867

Leon Louis Hector registered to vote in Cameron County on July 3, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Cameron County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Cameron County registered 99 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Cameron County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Cameron County

Leon Louis Hector

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Leon Louis Hector
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Cameron County
Precinct
5
Registered
July 3, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year 6 months
Years in Cameron County
1 year 6 months
Years in the precinct
1 year 6 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Cameron County highlighted
Cameron 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. Cameron County's entries fill 20 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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