Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Arthur Cotton, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

Arthur Cotton registered to vote in Bexar County on July 8, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Arthur Cotton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Arthur Cotton
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 8, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar 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 10 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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