Limestone County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Mitchel Cotton, Limestone County, Texas, 1867

Mitchel Cotton registered to vote in Limestone County on July 16, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 of them in Limestone County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Limestone County registered 368 freedmen in 1867, 33% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Limestone County
Texas
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
22 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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In Limestone County

Mitchel Cotton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Mitchel (Michael) Cotton
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Limestone County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 16, 1867
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Limestone County
22 years
Years in the precinct
22 years
Signature, as written
"Dick Johnson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Limestone County highlighted
Limestone 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 1 of the Limestone County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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