Caldwell County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
April Dorn, Caldwell County, Texas, 1867
April Dorn registered to vote in Caldwell County on July 25, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Caldwell County registered 447 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Caldwell County
April Dorn
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- April Dorn
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Caldwell County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- July 25, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Other freedmen named Dorn in Caldwell County
- Frank Dornborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1866
- Frank Dornborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
- Harry Dornborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1866
- Mac Dornborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1866
- Peter Dornborn in South Carolina, 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 13 of the Caldwell County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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