Leonard · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Leonard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Leonard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2), Brazos County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, Missouri and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Leonards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Leonard registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
6
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Leonards registered

Texas counties where the Leonards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County229%
Brazos County114%
Fort Bend County114%
Freestone County114%
Grayson County114%
Leon County114%

Where the Leonards were born

Birthplaces the Leonards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi120%
Missouri120%
North Carolina120%
South Carolina120%
Tennessee120%

When the Leonards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Leonards
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
1
1860s
3

Every Leonard in the register

The Leonards in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Arch LeonardFayette CountyTennessee1867
Caesar LeonardLeon CountySouth Carolina1849
Isaac LeonardGrayson CountyMissouri1861
Joe LeonardFayette CountyNorth Carolina1866
Josiah LeonardFreestone CountyMississippi1842
Rawson LeonardBrazos County1841
Rhoades LeonardFort Bend County1858

Leonard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Leonard in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 2 of the 7, Brazos County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Leonards in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1), Missouri (1) and North Carolina (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Leonard?

Fayette County (2), Brazos County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 7 registered across 6 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Leonard appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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