Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Cyrus Ake, Williamson County, Texas, 1869
Cyrus Ake registered to vote in Williamson County on November 20, 1869. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Williamson County registered 205 freedmen in 1867, 19% of its voters.
- Arkansas
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1868
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Williamson County
Cyrus Ake
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Cyrus Ake
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- County of registration
- Williamson County
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Williamson County
- 1 month
- Signature, as written
- "Dave his x mark Thompson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Ake in Williamson County
- Henry Akeborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1866
- Isaac G. Akeborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1866
- Robert Akeborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1866
- Thomas Akeborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1866
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 25 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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