Guadalupe County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard R. Cane, Guadalupe County, Texas, 1869

Richard R. Cane registered to vote in Guadalupe County on November 24, 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored - Certificate from Gonzales Co" beside his name. Guadalupe County registered 508 freedmen in 1867, 38% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Guadalupe County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Guadalupe County

Richard R. Cane

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard R. Cane
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Guadalupe County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 24, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Guadalupe County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored - Certificate from Gonzales Co"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Guadalupe County highlighted
Guadalupe 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. It sits on page 31 of the Guadalupe County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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