Angelina County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Mitchell Cameron, Angelina County, Texas, 1867

Mitchell Cameron registered to vote in Angelina County on August 21, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Angelina County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Angelina County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Angelina County

Mitchell Cameron

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Mitchell Cameron
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Angelina County
Precinct
Githiland
Registered
August 21, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Angelina County
11 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Angelina County highlighted
Angelina 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 6 of the Angelina County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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