Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Mattison Corzene, Hunt County, Texas, 1867

Mattison Corzene registered to vote in Hunt County on July 13, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Hunt County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hunt County registered 149 freedmen in 1867, 12% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Hunt County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Hunt County

Mattison Corzene

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Mattison Corzene
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 13, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Hunt County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Signature, as written
"Matthew Cozzens"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hunt County highlighted
Hunt 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 2 of the Hunt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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