Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Claborn Cooksy, Kaufman County, Texas, 1867

Claborn Cooksy registered to vote in Kaufman County on August 10, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Kaufman County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Kaufman County

Claborn Cooksy

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Claborn Cooksy
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Kaufman County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 10, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Kaufman County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Signature, as written
"Clayton Cooley"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Kaufman County highlighted
Kaufman 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 5 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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