Cameron County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Amo Richards, Cameron County, Texas, 1867

John Amo Richards registered to vote in Cameron County on July 2, 1867. He reported Pennsylvania as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas. Cameron County registered 99 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Pennsylvania and Texas marked
Born in Pennsylvania, registered in Cameron County, Texas
Pennsylvania
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
26 years
In the county
about 1844
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

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In Cameron County

John Amo Richards

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Amo Richards
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
County of registration
Cameron County
Precinct
5
Registered
July 2, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Cameron County
26 years
Years in the precinct
33 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Cameron County highlighted
Cameron County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Richards

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 1 of the Cameron County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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